# Welgolla GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/welgolla/

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Welgolla

Welgolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.35 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.3km²
- 1,055 mtypical elevation

## Where is Welgolla?

Welgolla 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 6 other GN divisions: [Madugasthalawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-north/), [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Nikebedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/nikebedda/), [Thalagahagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thalagahagedara/), [Thelbedda Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/thelbedda-estate/) and [Welibissa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/welibissa/). By area it is the 2724th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Welgolla is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9851° N, 81.1373° E. Local names: වැල්ගොල්ල .

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 Welgolla

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Welgolla.

- Gonkatuwa
- Welgolla
- Welgollagama

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 Welgolla and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 243 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 21 144 

Feb 22 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 24 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 24 221 

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 Welgolla

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ury Hospital · Pelgahathenna 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94265&mlon=81.12624#map=17/6.94265/81.12624) 

Bank HDFC Bank · Badulla East 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98497&mlon=81.06163#map=17/6.98497/81.06163) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) 

Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel Badulla Circuit Bungalow - Urban Development Authority · Pelgahathenna 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95324&mlon=81.12493#map=17/6.95324/81.12493) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Madugasthalawa School · Madugasthalawa North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00675&mlon=81.13979#map=17/7.00675/81.13979) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 6.0 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.

## 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
- Palagolla
- Palawatta
- Pallegama
- Paramahankada
- Passara Town East
- Passara Town North
- Passara Town South
- Pelgahathenna
- Puhulwatta
- Sapuroda
- Thalagahagedara
- Thennuge
- Tholabowatta
- Udagama
- Wewekele

## Quick answers

- Where is Welgolla?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welgolla?Madugasthalawa North, Madugasthalawa South, Nikebedda, Thalagahagedara, Thelbedda Estate and Welibissa
- How many villages are in Welgolla?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Welgolla?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welgolla?Ury Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welgolla?HDFC Bank, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welgolla?People's, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welgolla?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 5.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welgolla?LK8118035 (OCHA common operational dataset)