# Palasola GN division, Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palasola/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Palasola Palasola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **15.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 15.4km² - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palasola? Palasola lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Kadayamotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kadayamotte/), [Kanamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kanamulla-north/), [Kanamulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kanamulla-south/), [Kandathoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kandathoduwawa/), [Mukkuthoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mukkuthoduwawa/), [Nallandaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/nallandaluwa/), [Puludiviyal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/puludiviyal/), [Thethapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thethapola/) and [Viruthodai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/viruthodai/). By area it is the 690th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.3% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Palasola is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9243° N, 79.7837° E. Local names: පාලසෝල . 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 Palasola Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palasola. - Kilawamaduchenai 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 Palasola Named natural and historic features inside Palasola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates; 1 estate. - Jayasinghe Estate - Manchala Estate - Marine Estate - Sengakkattuwa 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 Palasola 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 Palasola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Aamila Stores · Puludiviyal 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95303&mlon=79.80747#map=17/7.95303/79.80747) Hotel Combined_House · Karamba 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97032&mlon=79.79624#map=17/7.97032/79.79624) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90071&mlon=79.82133#map=17/7.90071/79.82133) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Palasola?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palasola?Kadayamotte, Kanamulla North, Kanamulla South, Kandathoduwawa, Mukkuthoduwawa, Nallandaluwa, Puludiviyal, Thethapola and Viruthodai - How many villages are in Palasola?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palasola?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palasola?Sooriya Medical Center, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palasola?BOC, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palasola?HNB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palasola?Aamila Stores, about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palasola?LK6218045 (OCHA common operational dataset)