# Gonagala West GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Gonagala West Gonagala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Gonagala West? Gonagala West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bulathwatta/), [Gonagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-east/), [Kanahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/), [Palagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palagolla/) and [Pelgahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pelgahathenna/). By area it is the 4729th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Gonagala West is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9360° N, 81.1307° E. Local names: ගෝනගල බටහිර . 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 West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gonagala West. - Gonagala 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 Gonagala West Named natural and historic features inside Gonagala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gonakele Group 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 Gonagala West 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 - Oct - 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 Gonagala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ury Hospital · Pelgahathenna 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94265&mlon=81.12624#map=17/6.94265/81.12624) Bank HDFC Bank · Badulla East 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98497&mlon=81.06163#map=17/6.98497/81.06163) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 9.7 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 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Morris Bungalow · Gonagala West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93459&mlon=81.13971#map=17/6.93459/81.13971) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Gonagala Vidyalaya · Gonagala West 1.2 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 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 2.7 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 West Places mapped inside Gonagala West in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 East - 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 West?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gonagala West?Bulathwatta, Gonagala East, Kanahela, Palagolla and Pelgahathenna - How many villages are in Gonagala West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gonagala West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gonagala West?Ury Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gonagala West?HDFC Bank, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gonagala West?Sampath, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonagala West?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gonagala West?LK8118090 (OCHA common operational dataset)