# Dunuvila North GN division, Akurana DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/dunuvila-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division 

# Dunuvila North

Dunuvila North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.70 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.7km²
- 616 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dunuvila North?

Dunuvila North 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 7 other GN divisions: [Deegala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/deegala/), [Doragamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/doragamuwa/), [Dunuvila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/dunuvila-south/), [Pangollamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/pangollamada/), [Udurawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/udurawana/), [Ulpathapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/ulpathapitiya/) and [Yatawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/yatawara/). By area it is the 7750th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.7% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Dunuvila North is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3806° N, 80.6514° E. Local names: දුනුවිල උතුර .

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 Dunuvila North

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Dunuvila North.

- Dunuwila
- Patanapaha
- Viharagama

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 Dunuvila North

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Malvern

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 Dunuvila North 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 Dunuvila North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zia Memorial Hospital · Kurudugahaela 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36360&mlon=80.61898#map=17/7.36360/80.61898) 

Bank Sanasa Bank Ukuwela · Marukona 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41333&mlon=80.64220#map=17/7.41333/80.64220) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wattegama 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34978&mlon=80.68119#map=17/7.34978/80.68119) 

Hotel Cottage 2010 · Yatawara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38427&mlon=80.66494#map=17/7.38427/80.66494) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Meegammana Primary School · Walpaladeniya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34692&mlon=80.65987#map=17/7.34692/80.65987) 

College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) 

Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 

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 Akurana DS Division

- Akurana
- Alawathugoda
- Arambepola
- Balakaduwa
- Bulugohothenna
- Deegala
- Delgasgoda
- Delgasthenna
- Dippitiya
- Dodangolla
- 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 Dunuvila North?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dunuvila North?Deegala, Doragamuwa, Dunuvila South, Pangollamada, Udurawana, Ulpathapitiya and Yatawara
- How many villages are in Dunuvila North?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dunuvila North?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dunuvila North?Zia Memorial Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dunuvila North?Sanasa Bank Ukuwela, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dunuvila North?NSB, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dunuvila North?Ceypetco, about 4.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dunuvila North?LK2109145 (OCHA common operational dataset)
