# Maussagolla West GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maussagolla-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Maussagolla West Maussagolla West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.91 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.9km² - 1,205 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maussagolla West? Maussagolla 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/), [Kanawerella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella/), [Kanawerella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella-west/), [Maussagolla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maussagolla-east/) and [Puhulwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/puhulwatta/). By area it is the 7153rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Maussagolla West is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9122° N, 81.1363° E. Local names: මාඋස්සාගොල්ල බටහි . 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 Maussagolla West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Maussagolla West. - Kirilungemada - Maussagolla - Maussagolla East 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 Maussagolla West Named natural and historic features inside Maussagolla West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Kanawerella Group Division - Mousagalla 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 Maussagolla West 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 393 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 22 102 Apr 23 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 23 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 20 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maussagolla West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel O2 Ella · Gonagala East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92931&mlon=81.14320#map=17/6.92931/81.14320) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Kanawerella Maha Vidyalaya · Kanawerella West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90859&mlon=81.13065#map=17/6.90859/81.13065) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 3.2 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. ## Other GN divisions in Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - 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 Maussagolla West?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maussagolla West?Bulathwatta, Kanawerella, Kanawerella West, Maussagolla East and Puhulwatta - How many villages are in Maussagolla West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maussagolla West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Maussagolla West?District Hospital Passara, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maussagolla West?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maussagolla West?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maussagolla West?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maussagolla West?LK8118165 (OCHA common operational dataset)