# Palagolla GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palagolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Palagolla Palagolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.7km² ## Where is Palagolla? Palagolla 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: [Gonagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-west/), [Kanahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pallegama/), [Pelgahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pelgahathenna/) and [Sapuroda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/sapuroda/). By area it is the 7823rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Palagolla is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9430° N, 81.1423° E. Local names: පාලාගොල්ල . 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 Palagolla Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palagolla. - Elarney State 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 Palagolla Named natural and historic features inside Palagolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Galbokka · 1,051 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Blarneywatta 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 Palagolla 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 Palagolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank HDFC Bank · Badulla East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98497&mlon=81.06163#map=17/6.98497/81.06163) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 10 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 1.7 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 10 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 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 1.7 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. ## 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 - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - 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 Palagolla?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palagolla?Gonagala West, Kanahela, Pallegama, Pelgahathenna and Sapuroda - How many villages are in Palagolla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Palagolla?Galbokka (1,051 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Palagolla?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palagolla?District Hospital Passara, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palagolla?HDFC Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palagolla?Sampath, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palagolla?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palagolla?LK8118085 (OCHA common operational dataset)