# Urala North GN division, Nagoda DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Nagoda DS Division 

# Urala North

Urala North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nagoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.50 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.5km²

## Where is Urala North?

Urala North lies in [Nagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Gulugahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/gulugahakanda/), [Kumbalamalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/kumbalamalahena/), [Unanvitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/unanvitiya-east/), [Urala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-central/), [Urala Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-pahala/), [Urala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-south/) and [Wanduramba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/wanduramba/). By area it is the 8345th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Nagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/). The centre of Urala North is about 99 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1483° N, 80.2586° E. Local names: ඌරල උතුර .

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 Urala North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Urala North.

- Katamburawa

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 Urala North

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Wicklow

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 Urala North 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 Urala North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital · Ganegoda 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08480&mlon=80.24422#map=17/6.08480/80.24422) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Ihala Keembiya 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09535&mlon=80.27593#map=17/6.09535/80.27593) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Wanduramba Fuel Station · Wanduramba 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) 

Hotel Canal Face Hotel & Restaurant Wanduramba · Wanduramba 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13563&mlon=80.25470#map=17/6.13563/80.25470) 

Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) 

School Urala Primary School · Urala Central 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14809&mlon=80.26850#map=17/6.14809/80.26850) 

College Meepawala Amarasuriya College Auditorium · Pannamaga 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10658&mlon=80.21966#map=17/6.10658/80.21966) 

Police station Akmeemana Police Station · Ihalagoda East 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07314&mlon=80.27526#map=17/6.07314/80.27526) 

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 Nagoda DS Division

- Aluth Thanayamgoda Ihala
- Aluth Thanayamgoda Ihala South
- Aluth Thanayamgoda Pahala
- Aluth Thanayamgoda Pahala West
- Aluthwatta
- Budapanagama
- Gammeddegoda
- Gammeddegoda South
- Gonadeniya
- Gonadeniya South
- Gonalagoda
- Gonalagoda East
- Hangaranwala
- Homadola
- Keppitiyagoda
- Keppitiyagoda North
- Ketagoda North
- Ketagoda South
- Kurupanawa
- Malamura
- Mapalagama
- Marakanda
- Nagoda
- Nagoda Ihala
- Parana Thanayamgoda
- Parana Thanayamgoda Central
- Parana Thanayamgoda Pahala
- Thalgaswala
- Udalamatta East
- Udalamatta North
- Udalamatta South
- Udawelivitithalawa
- Udawelivitithalawa East
- Udawelivitiya
- Udawelivitiya West
- Udugama
- Udugama Central
- Udugama East
- Udugama North
- Udugama South
- Udugama West
- Ukovita
- Ukovita North
- Unanvitiya
- Unanvitiya East
- Urala Central
- Urala East
- Urala Pahala
- Urala South
- Yatalamatta
- Yatalamatta East
- Yatalamatta West

## Quick answers

- Where is Urala North?In Nagoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Urala North?Gulugahakanda, Kumbalamalahena, Unanvitiya East, Urala Central, Urala Pahala, Urala South and Wanduramba
- How many villages are in Urala North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Urala North?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Urala North?International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Urala North?Sanasa Bank, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Urala North?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urala North?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Urala North?LK3124205 (OCHA common operational dataset)
