# Ulugala GN division, Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/ulugala/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Ulugala Ulugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **7.16 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.2km² - 148 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ulugala? Ulugala lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Buruthagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/buruthagolla/), [Galtemmandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/galtemmandiya/), [LK8215135](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/lk8215135/), [Maligavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/maligavila/), [Minipuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/minipuragama/) and [Okkampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/okkampitiya/). By area it is the 1866th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Ulugala is about 165 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7324° N, 81.3334° E. Local names: උළුගල . 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 Ulugala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ulugala. - Okkampitiya Govi Janapadaya I 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 Ulugala Named natural and historic features inside Ulugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Maligawila Wewa 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 Ulugala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Ulugala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Okkampitiya Rural Hospital · Okkampitiya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75547&mlon=81.30058#map=17/6.75547/81.30058) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Okkampitiya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75068&mlon=81.30719#map=17/6.75068/81.30719) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udagama 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76167&mlon=81.25020#map=17/6.76167/81.25020) Hotel Kumbuk River Resort · Pahalagama 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70926&mlon=81.31120#map=17/6.70926/81.31120) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Okkampitiya Wijayabahu Maha Vidyalaya · Okkampitiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74842&mlon=81.30724#map=17/6.74842/81.30724) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) 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 Buttala DS Division - Buruthagolla - Dikyaya - Galtemmandiya - Gaminipura - Gonagan Ara - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Maligavila - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Pettagamwela - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Ulugala?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ulugala?Buruthagolla, Galtemmandiya, LK8215135, Maligavila, Minipuragama and Okkampitiya - How many villages are in Ulugala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ulugala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ulugala?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ulugala?Okkampitiya Rural Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ulugala?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ulugala?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ulugala?Lanka Filling Station, about 9.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ulugala?LK8224055 (OCHA common operational dataset)