# Therela GN division, Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/therela/

Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Therela

Therela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **5.30 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.3km²
- 194 mtypical elevation

## Where is Therela?

Therela 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dambagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/dambagalla/), [Ellekona](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ellekona/), [Galbokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/galbokka/), [Iluklanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/iluklanda/), [Obbegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/obbegoda/) and [Pagura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/pagura/). By area it is the 2756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Therela is about 165 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9485° N, 81.3436° E. Local names: තැරෑල .

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 Therela

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Therela. Settlements here lie between about 178 m and 205 m above sea level (median 194 m).

- Idamegedaraarawa
- Radawelyaya
- Therala
- Therela
- Welikatuwa

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).

## Weather in Therela 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
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- 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 Therela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank People's Bank · Monaragala 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87201&mlon=81.35003#map=17/6.87201/81.35003) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 5.1 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 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Mo/Obbegoda National School · Obbegoda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92593&mlon=81.35123#map=17/6.92593/81.35123) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 4.6 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
- Kottagala
- Magandana
- Magandaoya Colony
- Makulla
- Mariarawa
- Mullegama
- Namaloya Colony
- Neelawa Bedda
- Nelliyadda
- Obbegoda
- Pagura
- Panguwa
- Polgahagama
- Ritigahawatta
- Ruwalwela
- Thalkotayaya
- Thampalawela
- Udumulla
- Watawanagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Therela?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Therela?Dambagalla, Ellekona, Galbokka, Iluklanda, Obbegoda and Pagura
- How many villages are in Therela?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Therela?Settlements lie between 178 m and 205 m
- What is the best time to visit Therela?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Therela?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Therela?People's Bank, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Therela?NSB, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Therela?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Therela?LK8206180 (OCHA common operational dataset)