# Daragala GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/daragala/

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Daragala

Daragala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.63 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.6km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Daragala?

Daragala lies in [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/), [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: [Balagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/balagala/), [Downside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/downside/), [Kumarapattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kumarapattiya/), [Rathamba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/rathamba/), [Welimada Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welimada-town/) and [Welimada Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welimada-watta/). By area it is the 7955th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Daragala is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9192° N, 80.9078° E. Local names: දරගල .

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 Daragala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Daragala.

- Katugalla

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 Daragala 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 Daragala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Welimada Base Hospital · Welimada Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90903&mlon=80.90871#map=17/6.90903/80.90871) 

Bank DFCC Bank - Welimada · Welimada Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90638&mlon=80.90997#map=17/6.90638/80.90997) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Cooparative Filling Station · Kumarapattiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92796&mlon=80.89879#map=17/6.92796/80.89879) 

Hotel Travelers Corridor - Haputhale · Welimada Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90470&mlon=80.91204#map=17/6.90470/80.91204) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Katugalla Vidyalaya · Daragala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92220&mlon=80.90508#map=17/6.92220/80.90508) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 

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 Daragala

Places mapped inside Daragala in open map data, by type.

- 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 Uvaparanagama DS Division

- Alagolla
- Ambagasdowa
- Balagala
- Bambarapana
- Beraliyapola
- Busdulla
- Dangamuwa
- Dimbulana
- Downside
- Ellanda
- Ethkandawaka
- Galahagama
- Gampaha
- Hangiliella
- Hangunnawa
- Hathkinda
- Idamegama
- Ilukwela
- Karagahaulpatha
- Kendagolla
- Kerklis
- Ketagoda
- Kindigoda
- Kirawanagama
- Kodakumbura
- Kohilegama
- Koradekumbura
- Kotawera Pahalagama
- Kotawera Udagama
- Kumarapattiya
- Kurundugolla
- Lunuwatta
- Malapolagama
- Malwattegama
- Maspanna
- Medagodagama
- Medawela
- Medipokuna
- Metiwalalanda
- Mudanawa
- Pallewela
- Panagoda
- Pannalagama
- Pannalawela
- Paranagama
- Perawella
- Pitiyakumbura
- Rahupola
- Ranhawadigama
- Rathamba
- Ritikumbura
- Sapugolla
- Thawalampola
- Thelhawadigama
- Thuppitiya
- Udaperuwa
- Uduhawara
- Ulugala
- Uma Ela
- Unapana
- Voldemar
- Welamedagama
- Weliulla
- Wethalawa
- Wewegama
- Yahala Arawa
- Yalagamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Daragala?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Daragala?Balagala, Downside, Kumarapattiya, Rathamba, Welimada Town and Welimada Watta
- How many villages are in Daragala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Daragala?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Daragala?Welimada Base Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Daragala?DFCC Bank - Welimada, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Daragala?ATM, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Daragala?Cooparative Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Daragala?LK8127340 (OCHA common operational dataset)