# Alakolagala GN division, Lunugala DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/alakolagala/

Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division 

# Alakolagala

Alakolagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.02 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 6.0km²
- 768 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alakolagala?

Alakolagala lies in [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Arawakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/arawakumbura/), [Janathapura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura-north/), [Medipitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/medipitiya/), [Udakiruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udakiruwa/) and [Udapanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udapanguwa/). By area it is the 2338th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Alakolagala is about 150 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0672° N, 81.2042° E. Local names: අලකොලගල .

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 Alakolagala

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

- Purana Lunugalagama

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).

## Weather in Alakolagala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 144 

Feb 23 106 

Mar 25 102 

Apr 26 155 

May 26 128 

Jun 26 62 

Jul 26 50 

Aug 26 64 

Sep 26 112 

Oct 25 221 

Nov 24 289 

Dec 23 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alakolagala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lunugala District Hospital · Sumudugama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03755&mlon=81.20092#map=17/7.03755/81.20092) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Lunugala Resthouse · Attanagolla 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03832&mlon=81.20171#map=17/7.03832/81.20171) 

Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) 

School Ethundamuwawa Primary School · Udakiruwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08265&mlon=81.22447#map=17/7.08265/81.22447) 

College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) 

Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 

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 Lunugala DS Division

- Arawakumbura
- Attanagolla
- Batawatta
- Ekiriya
- Gallulla
- Galwelagama
- Hopton
- Janathapura
- Janathapura North
- Janathapura South
- Kottalbedda
- Lunugala Town
- Madulsima
- Maduwatta
- Mahadowa
- Metigahathenna
- Millabedda
- Pallekiruwa
- Peessagama
- Rendapola
- Sooriyagoda
- Sumudugama
- Udakiruwa
- Udapanguwa
- Weragoda
- Wewabedda
- Yapamma

## Quick answers

- Where is Alakolagala?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alakolagala?Arawakumbura, Janathapura North, Medipitiya, Udakiruwa and Udapanguwa
- How many villages are in Alakolagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alakolagala?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alakolagala?Lunugala District Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alakolagala?People's Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alakolagala?People's, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alakolagala?IOC Gas Station, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alakolagala?LK8119040 (OCHA common operational dataset)