# Kottagala GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kottagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Kottagala Kottagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **9.87 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.9km² - 254 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kottagala? Kottagala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Alpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alpitiya/), [Dambagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/dambagalla/), [Gangoda Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangoda-arawa/), [Gonathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gonathalawa/), [Ihawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ihawa/), [Magandaoya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/magandaoya-colony/) and [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/udumulla/). By area it is the 1238th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Kottagala is about 173 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9484° N, 81.4187° E. Local names: කෝට්ටගල . 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 Kottagala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kottagala. Settlements here lie between about 230 m and 287 m above sea level (median 254 m). - Kottagala - Miriswelgangoda - Welegangoda 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 Kottagala Named natural and historic features inside Kottagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kalu Budda Oya 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 Kottagala 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 Kottagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Dombagahawela Seondary School · Dombagahawela 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90253&mlon=81.44557#map=17/6.90253/81.44557) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 6.2 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 - Aratugaswela - Baduluwela - Bandarawadiya - Dambagalla - Deliwa - Ellekona - Galbokka - Galgamuwa - Gangoda Arawa - Gangodagama - Gonathalawa - Ihawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - 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 Kottagala?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kottagala?Alpitiya, Dambagalla, Gangoda Arawa, Gonathalawa, Ihawa, Magandaoya Colony and Udumulla - How many villages are in Kottagala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kottagala?Settlements lie between 230 m and 287 m - What is the best time to visit Kottagala?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kottagala?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kottagala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kottagala?NSB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kottagala?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kottagala?LK8206130 (OCHA common operational dataset)