# Sandagala Palatha GN division, Giribawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/sandagala-palatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Giribawa DS Division # Sandagala Palatha Sandagala Palatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.47 km²**. - 2.5km² ## Where is Sandagala Palatha? Sandagala Palatha 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 5 other GN divisions: [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/jayanthipura/), [Pathane Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/pathane-wewa/), [Saliyawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/saliyawewa/), [Saliyawewa B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/saliyawewa-b/) and [Weerapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/weerapura/). By area it is the 5885th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Giribawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/giribawa/). The centre of Sandagala Palatha is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1687° N, 80.1070° E. Local names: සඳගල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Sandagala Palatha Named natural and historic features inside Sandagala Palatha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Doratiyaralage Wewa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Sandagala Palatha 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 Sandagala Palatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pahala Giribawa Hospital · Ihala Giribawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11683&mlon=80.19362#map=17/8.11683/80.19362) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Saliyawewa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19292&mlon=80.09421#map=17/8.19292/80.09421) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station · Saliyawewa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19401&mlon=80.09416#map=17/8.19401/80.09416) Hotel The Ibis · Saliyawewa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20802&mlon=80.07063#map=17/8.20802/80.07063) Mall Bandara Stores · Miyellewa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00517&mlon=80.10547#map=17/8.00517/80.10547) School Saliyaweva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya · Saliyawewa C 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.17952&mlon=80.08314#map=17/8.17952/80.08314) College Non Commisioned Officers Training School · Saliyawewa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20048&mlon=80.09651#map=17/8.20048/80.09651) Police station Police Station - Saliyawewa · Ranawarapitiya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19140&mlon=80.09159#map=17/8.19140/80.09159) 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 - Orugala - Pahala Giribawa - Pathane Wewa - Perakumpura - Pothana - Sangabopura - Sangappalaya - Serasumgala - Solepura - Solewewa - Thambutta - Thammennawa - Thammitagama - Thimbiripokuna - Wannikudawewa - Warawewa - Weerapokuna - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Sandagala Palatha?In Giribawa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sandagala Palatha?Jayanthipura, Pathane Wewa, Saliyawewa, Saliyawewa B and Weerapura - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sandagala Palatha?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sandagala Palatha?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Sandagala Palatha?Pahala Giribawa Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sandagala Palatha?Samurdhi Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sandagala Palatha?Boc, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandagala Palatha?Ceypetco - Saliyawewa Fuel Station, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sandagala Palatha?LK6103015 (OCHA common operational dataset)