# Guruhela GN division, Monaragala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/guruhela/ Grama Niladhari division · Monaragala DS Division # Guruhela Guruhela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Monaragala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **7.65 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.7km² - 1mapped services - 311 mtypical elevation ## Where is Guruhela? Guruhela lies in [Monaragala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Amunekandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/amunekandura/), [Batugammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/batugammana/), [Debeddekivula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/debeddekivula/), [Hidikivula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/hidikivula/), [Keenagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/keenagoda/), [Nakkala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/nakkala/), [Rattanapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/rattanapitiya/) and [Tenwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/tenwatta/). By area it is the 1708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Monaragala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/). The centre of Guruhela is about 161 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9144° N, 81.3092° E. Local names: ගුරුහෙල . 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 Guruhela Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Guruhela. - Guruhela - Kolongasthenna - Kotigalhela - Kukuruwangoda 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 Guruhela 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 Guruhela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwasetha Channel Centre · Weliyaya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89215&mlon=81.34240#map=17/6.89215/81.34240) Bank People's Bank · Monaragala 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87201&mlon=81.35003#map=17/6.87201/81.35003) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) Hotel Sandalanka Holiday Resort Inn · Weliyaya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90893&mlon=81.34242#map=17/6.90893/81.34242) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Kotigalhela Primary School · Guruhela 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91420&mlon=81.31282#map=17/6.91420/81.31282) College St. Anthony 's Technical College · Monaragala 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86757&mlon=81.34438#map=17/6.86757/81.34438) Police station Police Station - Monaragala · Monaragala 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86987&mlon=81.34811#map=17/6.86987/81.34811) 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 Guruhela Places mapped inside Guruhela 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 Monaragala DS Division - Aliyawatta - Batugammana - Bohitiya - Debeddekivula - Hidikivula - Hulandawa - Hulandawa Left - Hulandawa South - Kahambana - Kawdawa - Kolonvinna - Kumbukkana - LK8215135 - Maduruketiya - Magandanamulla - Marawa - Monaragala - Muppane - Nakkala - Rattanapitiya - Tenwatta - Thenagallanda - Veheragala - Viharamulla - Weliyaya ## Quick answers - Where is Guruhela?In Monaragala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Guruhela?Amunekandura, Batugammana, Debeddekivula, Hidikivula, Keenagoda, Nakkala, Rattanapitiya and Tenwatta - How many villages are in Guruhela?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Guruhela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Guruhela?Suwasetha Channel Centre, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Guruhela?People's Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Guruhela?NSB, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guruhela?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Guruhela?LK8215010 (OCHA common operational dataset)