# Thampalawela GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thampalawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Thampalawela Thampalawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **19.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.5km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Thampalawela? Thampalawela 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: [Aratugaswela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/aratugaswela/), [Namaloya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/namaloya-colony/), [Pagura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/pagura/), [Panguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/panguwa/), [Pubbara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/pubbara/), [Ruwalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/) and [Thambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thambana/). By area it is the 493rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Thampalawela is about 166 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0183° N, 81.3489° E. Local names: තම්පලාවෙල . 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 Thampalawela Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thampalawela. - Aratugaswela - Thampalawela 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 Thampalawela Named natural and historic features inside Thampalawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Galabeddehela Two · 578 m 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 Thampalawela 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 Thampalawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank People's Bank · Monaragala 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87201&mlon=81.35003#map=17/6.87201/81.35003) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 13 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 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Thampalawela Primary School · Thampalawela 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01384&mlon=81.35405#map=17/7.01384/81.35405) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 5.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thampalawela Places mapped inside Thampalawela 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 Madulla DS Division - Alpitiya - Alugalge - Aratugaswela - 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 - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Thampalawela?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thampalawela?Aratugaswela, Namaloya Colony, Pagura, Panguwa, Pubbara, Ruwalwela and Thambana - How many villages are in Thampalawela?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Thampalawela?Galabeddehela Two (578 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Thampalawela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thampalawela?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thampalawela?People's Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thampalawela?NSB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thampalawela?Lanka Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thampalawela?LK8206050 (OCHA common operational dataset)