# Igala GN division, Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/igala/ Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division # Igala Igala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **3.94 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.9km² - 3mapped services - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Igala? Igala lies in [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Batuwanhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/batuwanhena/), [Igala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/igala-east/), [Igala Thalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/igala-thalawa/), [Igala Thalawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/igala-thalawa-east/) and [Nawadagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/nawadagala/). By area it is the 3826th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Igala is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2900° N, 80.1483° E. Local names: ඉගල . 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 Igala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Igala. - Batuwanhena 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 Igala Named natural and historic features inside Igala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Alikahena - Igalkanda 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 Igala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Igala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Elpiti Medical Hospital · Igala East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29208&mlon=80.16357#map=17/6.29208/80.16357) Bank Commercial Bank · Igala East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28954&mlon=80.16133#map=17/6.28954/80.16133) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump USG Filling & Service Station · Igala Thalawa East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28698&mlon=80.15825#map=17/6.28698/80.15825) Hotel Wasantha Holiday Resort · Igala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28045&mlon=80.14875#map=17/6.28045/80.14875) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Elpitiya Royal College · Igala 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29986&mlon=80.15648#map=17/6.29986/80.15648) College Aurvada School · Igala East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Elpitiya Police Station · Igala Thalawa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27912&mlon=80.14297#map=17/6.27912/80.14297) 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 Igala Places mapped inside Igala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Elpitiya DS Division - Ambana - Ambana North - Amugoda - Atakohota - Avittawa - Batuwanhena - Delpona - Digala Nagahathenna - Dikhena - Ella - Ella Thanabaddegama - Elpitiya Central - Elpitiya East - Elpitiya North - Elpitiya South - Eramulla - Goluwamulla - Goluwamulla North - Goluwamulla West - Himbutugoda - Igala East - Igala Thalawa - Igala Thalawa East - Ihala Omatta - Indipalegoda - Kahadoowa - Kahadoowa South - Kellapatha - Ketandola Udovita - Kudagala Kadirandola - Mahawela Abhayapura - Metiviliya - Nawadagala - Omatta - Opatha - Pahala Omatta - Pelendagoda - Pinikahana - Pituwala North - Pituwala South - Pituwala West - Poojagallena - Rekadahena - Sittaragoda - Thalagaspe - Thalagaspe West - Thibbotuwawa - Wallambagala - Wallambagala North - Wathuruvila ## Quick answers - Where is Igala?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Igala?Batuwanhena, Igala East, Igala Thalawa, Igala Thalawa East and Nawadagala - How many villages are in Igala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Igala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Igala?Elpiti Medical Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Igala?Commercial Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Igala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Igala?USG Filling & Service Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Igala?LK3112150 (OCHA common operational dataset)