# Alakolagala GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alakolagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Alakolagala Alakolagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **13.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.1km² - 4mapped services - 1,914 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alakolagala? Alakolagala lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/ambewela/), [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ambewela/), [Boragas](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boragas/), [Goredihela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/goredihela/), [Hewanakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hewanakumbura/), [Hulankapolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hulankapolla/), [Magoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/magoda/), [Meepilimana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/meepilimana/), [Perakumpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/perakumpura/) and [Silmiyapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/silmiyapura/). By area it is the 849th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Alakolagala is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9065° N, 80.8153° E. Local names: අලකොලගාල . 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 Alakolagala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Alakolagala. - Attam Nivasa - Glenorchy - Kanda Ela - Kande Ela 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 Alakolagala Named natural and historic features inside Alakolagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kanda Ela Reservoir ### Estates 4 estates. - Albion - Ambawela - Glenorchy - Mount Olive 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 Alakolagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,102 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 15 144 Feb 16 106 Mar 17 102 Apr 19 155 May 19 128 Jun 19 62 Jul 19 50 Aug 19 64 Sep 19 112 Oct 18 221 Nov 17 289 Dec 16 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alakolagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magasthota State Hospital · Ruwaneliya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94220&mlon=80.78379#map=17/6.94220/80.78379) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Boragas 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90762&mlon=80.84212#map=17/6.90762/80.84212) ATM ATM · Nuwara Eliya Central 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97271&mlon=80.76815#map=17/6.97271/80.76815) Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) Hotel Jetwing Warwick Gardens · Ambewela 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89770&mlon=80.82815#map=17/6.89770/80.82815) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Sri Pragnasena Maha Vidyalaya · Boragas 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90702&mlon=80.84018#map=17/6.90702/80.84018) College Gamini National School Online Museum- Nuwara Eliya · Meepilimana 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92715&mlon=80.78459#map=17/6.92715/80.78459) Police station Nanuoya Police Station · Nanuoya 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93963&mlon=80.74416#map=17/6.93963/80.74416) 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 Alakolagala Places mapped inside Alakolagala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants3 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 Welimada DS Division - Alawathugoda - Alugolla - Ambagahakumbura - Ambewela - Bibiligamuwa - Bogahakumbura - Boragas - Boralanda - Dambavinna - Dayaraba Watta - Dikkapitiya - Dimuthugama - Divithotawela - Divurumgama - Erabadda - Galedanda - Gavarammana - Girambe - Guruthalawa - Helayalkumbura - Hewanakumbura - Himbiliyagolla - Hingurugamuwa - Hinnarangolla - Hulankapolla - Idamegama - Kabillegama - Kalubululanda - Kandepuhulpola - Karagasthenna - Keppetipola - Ketakella - Koskanuwegama - Kotakithula - Landegama - Mahathenna - Maligathenna - Malpotha - Mavithikumbura - Medagedaragama - Mirahawatta - Nawela - Nedungamuwa - Ohiya - Ohiya Estate - Pahalayalkumbura - Palugama Ella - Palugama Town - Pitapola - Puhulpola - Puranwela - Rahangala - Rathkarawwa - Silmiyapura - Thennakonwela - Udakendagolla - Udupeella - Vidurupola - Wangiyakumbura - Welikadagama - Welimada Town - Welimada Watta - Yalpathwela ## Quick answers - Where is Alakolagala?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alakolagala?Ambewela, Ambewela, Boragas, Goredihela, Hewanakumbura, Hulankapolla, Magoda, Meepilimana, Perakumpura and Silmiyapura - How many villages are in Alakolagala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Alakolagala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Alakolagala?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Alakolagala?Magasthota State Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alakolagala?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alakolagala?ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alakolagala?Kappetipola Shead, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alakolagala?LK8130005 (OCHA common operational dataset)