# Aratugaswela GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map

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Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Aratugaswela

Aratugaswela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **4.03 km²**.

- 4.0km²

## Where is Aratugaswela?

Aratugaswela lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Galbokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/galbokka/), [Magandana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/magandana/), [Namaloya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/namaloya-colony/), [Pagura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/pagura/) and [Thampalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thampalawela/). By area it is the 3735th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Aratugaswela is about 166 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9969° N, 81.3536° E. Local names: අරාටුගස්වෙල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Aratugaswela 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**.

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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 Aratugaswela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank People's Bank · Monaragala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87201&mlon=81.35003#map=17/6.87201/81.35003) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) 

Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) 

School Thampalawela Primary School · Thampalawela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01384&mlon=81.35405#map=17/7.01384/81.35405) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 

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 Madulla DS Division

- Alpitiya
- Alugalge
- Baduluwela
- Bandarawadiya
- Dambagalla
- Deliwa
- Ellekona
- Galbokka
- Galgamuwa
- Gangoda Arawa
- Gangodagama
- Gonathalawa
- Ihawa
- Iluklanda
- Inginiyagala
- Kahagolla
- Kolladeniya
- Kottagala
- Magandana
- Magandaoya Colony
- Makulla
- Mariarawa
- Mullegama
- Namaloya Colony
- Neelawa Bedda
- Nelliyadda
- Obbegoda
- Pagura
- Panguwa
- Polgahagama
- Ritigahawatta
- Ruwalwela
- Thalkotayaya
- Thampalawela
- Therela
- Udumulla
- Watawanagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Aratugaswela?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Aratugaswela?Galbokka, Magandana, Namaloya Colony, Pagura and Thampalawela
- What is the best time to visit Aratugaswela?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aratugaswela?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aratugaswela?People's Bank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aratugaswela?NSB, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aratugaswela?Lanka Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Aratugaswela?LK8206105 (OCHA common operational dataset)