# Kosgolla GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kosgolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Kosgolla Kosgolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.77 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.8km² - 663 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kosgolla? Kosgolla lies in [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/), [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: [Ambagasdowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ambagasdowa/), [Angoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/angoda/), [Damanwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/damanwara/), [Rideepana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/rideepana/), [Sirimalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/sirimalgoda/) and [Yatilellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/yatilellagama/). By area it is the 3112th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.9% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Kosgolla is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0262° N, 81.0704° E. Local names: කොස්ගොල්ල . 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 Kosgolla Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Kosgolla. Settlements here lie between about 443 m and 730 m above sea level (median 663 m). - Dambagahamadiththa - Ellelanda - Humbahamada - Kosgolla - Madugahamulathenna - Timbirigaspitiya 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 Kosgolla Named natural and historic features inside Kosgolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Ambagasdowa ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Kobo Estate - Kopihena - Oliyamandiya 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 Kosgolla 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 Kosgolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Provincial General Hospital · Badulla Central 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99177&mlon=81.05203#map=17/6.99177/81.05203) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Thibirigaspitiya Praimary school · Rideepana 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02984&mlon=81.05615#map=17/7.02984/81.05615) College College of Technology Badulla · Badulupitiya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99409&mlon=81.06150#map=17/6.99409/81.06150) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Soranathota DS Division - Ambagasdowa - Angoda - Boliyadda - Budugekanda - Dikpitiya - Egodawela - Idamegama - Idamepanguwa - Kandegedara Town - Ketakellagama - Kirioruwa - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Kosgolla?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kosgolla?Ambagasdowa, Angoda, Damanwara, Rideepana, Sirimalgoda and Yatilellagama - How many villages are in Kosgolla?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kosgolla?Settlements lie between 443 m and 730 m - What is the best time to visit Kosgolla?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kosgolla?Provincial General Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kosgolla?National Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kosgolla?People's, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kosgolla?Ceypetco, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kosgolla?LK8115100 (OCHA common operational dataset)