# Alawathugoda GN division, Akurana DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/alawathugoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division # Alawathugoda Alawathugoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 3mapped services - 579 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alawathugoda? Alawathugoda lies in [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Arambepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/arambepola/), [Balakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/balakaduwa/), [Balakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/balakaduwa/), [Delgasgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/delgasgoda/), [Halangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/halangoda/), [Mawathupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/mawathupola/), [Vilana Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/vilana-pallegama/) and [Walahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/walahena/). By area it is the 8137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Alawathugoda is about 99 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4105° N, 80.6082° E. Local names: අලවතුගොඩ . 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 Alawathugoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Alawathugoda. - Alawatugoda 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 Alawathugoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alawathugoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Godahena Rural Hospital · Godahena 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39994&mlon=80.57882#map=17/7.39994/80.57882) Bank Bank of ceylon · Ukuwela 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42261&mlon=80.63193#map=17/7.42261/80.63193) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) Hotel Amrau Resort & Villa · Alawathugoda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40608&mlon=80.60911#map=17/7.40608/80.60911) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Rising Stars Preschool · Alawathugoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41002&mlon=80.60968#map=17/7.41002/80.60968) College Ankumbura National College · Ankumbura North 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43505&mlon=80.57878#map=17/7.43505/80.57878) Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 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 Alawathugoda Places mapped inside Alawathugoda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Akurana DS Division - Akurana - Arambepola - Balakaduwa - Bulugohothenna - Deegala - Delgasgoda - Delgasthenna - Dippitiya - Dodangolla - Dunuvila North - Dunuvila South - Hureegolla - Kasawatta - Konakalagala - Kurudugahaela - Kurugoda - Malgamandeniya - Malwanahinna - Marahela - Mawathupola - Melchena - Neerella - Palle Deegala - Palleweliketiya - Pangollamada - Rambuke Ela - Rathukoho - Thelambugahawatta - Udaweliketiya - Uggala - Vilana Pallegama - Vilana Udagama - Walahena - Waragashinna ## Quick answers - Where is Alawathugoda?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alawathugoda?Arambepola, Balakaduwa, Balakaduwa, Delgasgoda, Halangoda, Mawathupola, Vilana Pallegama and Walahena - How many villages are in Alawathugoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Alawathugoda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Alawathugoda?Godahena Rural Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alawathugoda?Bank of ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alawathugoda?NSB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alawathugoda?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alawathugoda?LK2109025 (OCHA common operational dataset)