# Kosgulana GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kosgulana/

Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division 

# Kosgulana

Kosgulana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.40 km²**.

- 4.4km²

## Where is Kosgulana?

Kosgulana lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Kelinkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kelinkanda/), [Kolambewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/kolambewa/), [Molkawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/molkawa/), [Paragoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/paragoda-east/), [Udugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/udugala/) and [Walakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/walakada/). By area it is the 3382nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Kosgulana is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6136° N, 80.2693° E. Local names: කොස්ගුලන .

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Kosgulana

Named natural and historic features inside Kosgulana, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Halukiri Dola
- Kukulu Ganga
- Makeliya Dola

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 Kosgulana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 89 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 27 128 

Apr 28 238 

May 28 244 

Jun 27 155 

Jul 26 114 

Aug 26 135 

Sep 26 187 

Oct 26 302 

Nov 26 332 

Dec 26 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kosgulana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ayagama District Hospital · Ayagama 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64013&mlon=80.30941#map=17/6.64013/80.30941) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ayagama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63727&mlon=80.31243#map=17/6.63727/80.31243) 

ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) 

Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station - Bulathsinhala · Bulathsinhala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65495&mlon=80.17543#map=17/6.65495/80.17543) 

Hotel Makelioya nature resort · Kelinkanda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59054&mlon=80.29096#map=17/6.59054/80.29096) 

Mall Gem City · Ketaliyampalla 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71049&mlon=80.37528#map=17/6.71049/80.37528) 

School Molkawa Maha Vidyalaya · Molkawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61037&mlon=80.23356#map=17/6.61037/80.23356) 

College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) 

Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65049&mlon=80.17681#map=17/6.65049/80.17681) 

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 Palindanuwara DS Division

- Addaragoda
- Ambegoda
- Athale
- Athwelthota
- Baduraliya
- Bampara
- Batagodavila
- Batahena
- Bellana
- Bellana East
- Bollunna
- Boralugoda
- Diganna
- Diggoda
- Galahitiya
- Hedigalla
- Ilukpatha
- Ingurudaluwa
- Kalugala
- Kalukandawa
- Kamburawala
- Kapugama
- Kapugedara
- Kelinkanda
- Kelinkanda Colony
- Lathpandura
- Lathpandura East
- Magura East
- Magura West
- Maragahadeniya
- Midalana
- Midalana West
- Morapitiya
- Morapitiya North
- Morapitiya South
- Pelenda
- Pelenda West
- Penigala
- Thiniyawala
- Viharagama
- Walakada
- Yakupitiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Kosgulana?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kosgulana?Kelinkanda, Kolambewa, Molkawa, Paragoda East, Udugala and Walakada
- What is the best time to visit Kosgulana?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kosgulana?Ayagama District Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kosgulana?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kosgulana?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kosgulana?Sinopec Filling Station - Bulathsinhala, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kosgulana?LK1336005 (OCHA common operational dataset)
