# Gonagala East GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Gonagala East Gonagala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.01 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 2mapped services - 1,131 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gonagala East? Gonagala East lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bulathwatta/), [Gonagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-west/), [Kanahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/) and [Puhulwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/puhulwatta/). By area it is the 10131st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Gonagala East is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9297° N, 81.1372° E. Local names: ගෝනගල නැගෙනහිර . 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 Gonagala East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gonagala East. - Dahaya Kanuwa/10th Milepost - Palagolla 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 Gonagala East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 319 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gonagala East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Morris Bungalow · Gonagala West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93459&mlon=81.13971#map=17/6.93459/81.13971) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Gonagala Vidyalaya · Gonagala West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93580&mlon=81.14166#map=17/6.93580/81.14166) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 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 Gonagala East Places mapped inside Gonagala East in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Gonagala East?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gonagala East?Bulathwatta, Gonagala West, Kanahela and Puhulwatta - How many villages are in Gonagala East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gonagala East?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gonagala East?District Hospital Passara, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gonagala East?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gonagala East?Sampath, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonagala East?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gonagala East?LK8118095 (OCHA common operational dataset)