# Nagala GN division, Kotawehera DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/nagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotawehera DS Division # Nagala Nagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **8.63 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.6km² - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nagala? Nagala lies in [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Elagammillawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/elagammillawa/), [Ipalogama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/ipalogama/), [Ithewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/ithewa/), [Maningamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/maningamuwa/), [Nawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/nawana/) and [Wanduressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ambanpola/wanduressa/). By area it is the 1476th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Kotawehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kotawehera/). The centre of Nagala is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8326° N, 80.1864° E. Local names: නාගල . 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 Nagala Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Nagala. Settlements here lie between about 83 m and 96 m above sea level (median 92 m). - Itewa - Migassewa - Moragollagama - Nagala - Palukonwewa - Timbiriyawa 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nagala Named natural and historic features inside Nagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Eheta Wewa - Ehetu Wewa - Ihala Wewa - Pala Wewa - Palukot Wewa - Taula Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Galewalpola 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 Nagala 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 Nagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Maho · Madurugama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82278&mlon=80.27780#map=17/7.82278/80.27780) Bank NSB · Moonamalegama 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82406&mlon=80.27306#map=17/7.82406/80.27306) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel Hotel Mihira Village · Dethawa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89170&mlon=80.24841#map=17/7.89170/80.24841) Mall Mallika store · Ambanpola South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91631&mlon=80.24026#map=17/7.91631/80.24026) School Halabagala School · Dodamgollegama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80626&mlon=80.16839#map=17/7.80626/80.16839) College Kirinda Kanishta School · Maha Kirinda A 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81566&mlon=80.11492#map=17/7.81566/80.11492) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 Kotawehera DS Division - Aluthgama - Dehennegama - Digannewa - Digannewatta - Divullepitiya - Dodamgollegama - Elagammillawa - Galkadawala - Girilla - Hidogama - Hulawa - Ihala Weeradadana - Ithewa - Kelegama - Kotavehera - Kuda Mithawa - Kudarawaliya - Kumbukwewa - Maha Kirinda A - Maha Kirinda B - Mahamithawa - Meewellewa - Monnekulama - Moragolla - Nawana - Paalu Uswewa - Palugolla Track 10 A - Palugolla Track 10 B - Sirisethagama - Yakadapatha ## Quick answers - Where is Nagala?In Kotawehera DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nagala?Elagammillawa, Ipalogama, Ithewa, Maningamuwa, Nawana and Wanduressa - How many villages are in Nagala?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nagala?Settlements lie between 83 m and 96 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nagala?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nagala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nagala?District Hospital Maho, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nagala?NSB, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nagala?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nagala?LK6115140 (OCHA common operational dataset)