# Orugala GN division, Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/orugala/

Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division 

# Orugala

Orugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.05 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.0km²
- 70 mtypical elevation

## Where is Orugala?

Orugala lies in [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Ihala Giribawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/ihala-giribawa/), [Kokmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/kokmaduwa/), [Mahasenpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/mahasenpura/) and [Serasumgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/serasumgala/). By area it is the 3722nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Orugala is about 139 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1279° N, 80.2163° E. Local names: ඔරුගල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Villages and localities in Orugala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Orugala.

- Nekatgama

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Orugala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 61 

Feb 26 55 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 162 

Jun 27 93 

Jul 27 65 

Aug 27 76 

Sep 27 118 

Oct 27 258 

Nov 26 270 

Dec 26 165 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Orugala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Maha Thimbirikalla 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16294&mlon=80.21817#map=17/8.16294/80.21817) 

ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Serasumgala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13956&mlon=80.20615#map=17/8.13956/80.20615) 

Hotel Kalaoya Reach Hotel · Medagama West 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10127&mlon=80.27928#map=17/8.10127/80.27928) 

Mall vilasithaa lk · Kepela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.07930&mlon=80.31404#map=17/8.07930/80.31404) 

School NCP/A/TB/RJ/Rajanganaya(Yaya1) Primary School · Maha Thimbirikalla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15286&mlon=80.21806#map=17/8.15286/80.21806) 

College Giribawa The English Bank Academy · Ihala Giribawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10354&mlon=80.21792#map=17/8.10354/80.21792) 

Police station Giribawa Police Station · Pahala Giribawa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11738&mlon=80.18894#map=17/8.11738/80.18894) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Giribawa DS Division

- Abhayapura
- Aliyawetunuwewa
- Bambare
- Damsopura
- Gampola
- Gurulupitigama
- Halmillagala
- Hasthirajapura
- Hettiarachchigama
- Ihala Giribawa
- Ihala Maradankadawala
- Jayanthipura
- Kokmaduwa
- Madige
- Mahasenpura
- Mailewa
- Pahala Giribawa
- Pathane Wewa
- Perakumpura
- Pothana
- Sandagala Palatha
- Sangabopura
- Sangappalaya
- Serasumgala
- Solepura
- Solewewa
- Thambutta
- Thammennawa
- Thammitagama
- Thimbiripokuna
- Wannikudawewa
- Warawewa
- Weerapokuna
- Weragala

## Quick answers

- Where is Orugala?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Orugala?Ihala Giribawa, Kokmaduwa, Mahasenpura and Serasumgala
- How many villages are in Orugala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Orugala?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Orugala?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Orugala?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Orugala?Boc, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Orugala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Orugala?LK6103050 (OCHA common operational dataset)