# Tigola GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/tigola/

Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division 

# Tigola

Tigola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.63 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.6km²
- 136 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tigola?

Tigola lies in [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/), [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: [Arampola Watta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/arampola-watta-north/), [Ellagonna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/ellagonna/), [Kongoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kongoda/), [Pothubowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/pothubowa/) and [Tharapotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/tharapotha/). By area it is the 7955th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Tigola is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4703° N, 80.4393° E. Local names: ටිගොල .

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 Tigola

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Tigola.

- Dematagolla
- Tigola

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 Tigola

Named natural and historic features inside Tigola, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 oil-palm estate.

- Lindapitiya

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 Tigola 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 Tigola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mawathagama Divisional Hospital · Mawathagama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44040&mlon=80.44802#map=17/7.44040/80.44802) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Mawathagama West 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43424&mlon=80.44382#map=17/7.43424/80.44382) 

ATM Sampath Bank (Metro) · Kurunegala Town - South 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48100&mlon=80.36039#map=17/7.48100/80.36039) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Galapitamulla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49335&mlon=80.42936#map=17/7.49335/80.42936) 

Hotel Asliya Hotels · Pilessa Ihalagama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45254&mlon=80.42070#map=17/7.45254/80.42070) 

Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) 

School Roman Catholic Primary School · Samodagama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43206&mlon=80.44680#map=17/7.43206/80.44680) 

College National Youth Corps Traning Center · Mawathagama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43132&mlon=80.45414#map=17/7.43132/80.45414) 

Police station Mawathagama Police Station · Mawathagama 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43254&mlon=80.44991#map=17/7.43254/80.44991) 

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 Mawathagama DS Division

- Akade
- Arampola
- Arampola Watta North
- Arampola Watta South
- Bandaragala
- Barandana
- Boyagoda
- Bulathwatta
- Delgolla Watta North
- Delgolla Watta South
- Delpaddana
- Dunukewatta
- Ellagonna
- Eriminna
- Etagahawela
- Galapitamulla
- Gonagala
- Gonagaldeniya
- Halwahala
- Henepola
- Hettipola
- Hidagolla
- Ihala Weligepola
- Ilukewela North
- Ilukewela South
- Kahandawelipotha
- Kahapathwala
- Kahapathwala North
- Kalugamuwa
- Kandehena
- Kanduboda
- Katugampalagedara
- Kongaswala
- Kossinna
- Kotikapala
- Kotikapola Ihalagama
- Madawa
- Malandeniya
- Maralanda
- Maswewa
- Mawathagama
- Mawathagama North
- Mawathagama South
- Mawathagama West
- Meddegamgoda
- Mee/ Pallegama East
- Mee/Medagamgoda
- Mee/Pallegama West
- Mee/Udagama
- Mee/Wambugamgoda
- Metibokka
- Nawa Pothubowa
- Paragahadeniya
- Pilessa Ihalagama
- Pilessa Pahalagama
- Pothubowa
- Rathneggama
- Samodagama
- Singhapura
- Tharapotha
- Uda Iguruwatta
- Udakottamulla
- Udanagama
- Uggalpaya
- Wadiyagoda
- Waraddana
- Watareka
- Welikumbura
- Wewagedara
- Yatiwala

## Quick answers

- Where is Tigola?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Tigola?Arampola Watta North, Ellagonna, Kongoda, Pothubowa and Tharapotha
- How many villages are in Tigola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Tigola?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tigola?Mawathagama Divisional Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tigola?Sampath Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tigola?Sampath Bank (Metro), about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tigola?Lanka filling station, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tigola?LK6160045 (OCHA common operational dataset)
