# Sengaloya GN division, Arachchikattuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/sengaloya/ Grama Niladhari division · Arachchikattuwa DS Division # Sengaloya Sengaloya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.62 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.6km² - 1mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sengaloya? Sengaloya lies in [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Arachchikattuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/arachchikattuwa-east/), [Arachchikattuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/arachchikattuwa-west/), [Bandarahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/bandarahena/), [Ilakkattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/ilakkattuwa/), [Nalladarankattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/nalladarankattuwa/), [Suruvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/suruvila/) and [Wairankattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/wairankattuwa/). By area it is the 4159th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/). The centre of Sengaloya is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6845° N, 79.8329° E. Local names: සෙන්ගල්ඔය . 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 Sengaloya Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Sengaloya. - Halambawatawana - Helambawatawana - Weherakele 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 Sengaloya Named natural and historic features inside Sengaloya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Brooklands - Kiriwelkele 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 Sengaloya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sengaloya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank Seylan Bank · Udappuwa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74412&mlon=79.79195#map=17/7.74412/79.79195) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Filling Station, Nalladarankattuwa · Nalladarankattuwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68772&mlon=79.83074#map=17/7.68772/79.83074) Hotel The Peacock Village and Spa · Suruvila 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69269&mlon=79.82251#map=17/7.69269/79.82251) Mall Yellya · Pitipana South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57658&mlon=79.79501#map=17/7.57658/79.79501) School Ch/Sri Saddhananda National College · Sengaloya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68431&mlon=79.83240#map=17/7.68431/79.83240) College IDM Chilaw College · Ichchampitiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57765&mlon=79.80285#map=17/7.57765/79.80285) Police station Police Station Arachchikattuwa · Rajakadaluwa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66165&mlon=79.83737#map=17/7.66165/79.83737) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sengaloya Places mapped inside Sengaloya in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Arachchikattuwa DS Division - Adippala - Ambakele - Anavilundawa - Andanan Kattuwa - Arachchikattuwa East - Arachchikattuwa West - Bandarahena - Bangadeniya - Battaluoya - Buruthakele - Dematapitiya - Diganwewa - Elivitiya - Ihala Attanganaya - Ilakkattuwa - Karukkuliya - Karukupane - Kottapitiya - Kumarakattuwa - Kusala - Mahamaeliya - Mukkandaluwa - Nalladarankattuwa - Pahala Attanganaya - Pankulawa - Rajakadaluwa - Suruvila - Wairankattuwa - Weerakumandaluwa - Welipelessa - Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda - Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda ## Quick answers - Where is Sengaloya?In Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sengaloya?Arachchikattuwa East, Arachchikattuwa West, Bandarahena, Ilakkattuwa, Nalladarankattuwa, Suruvila and Wairankattuwa - How many villages are in Sengaloya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sengaloya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Sengaloya?Divisional Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sengaloya?Seylan Bank, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sengaloya?CEYPETCO Filling Station, Nalladarankattuwa, about 0.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sengaloya?LK6230085 (OCHA common operational dataset)