# Walahena GN division, Akurana DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division 

# Walahena

Walahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.26 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Walahena?

Walahena 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 3 other GN divisions: [Alawathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/alawathugoda/), [Delgasgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/delgasgoda/) and [Vilana Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/vilana-pallegama/). By area it is the 13494th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Walahena is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4055° N, 80.6034° E. Local names: වලහේන .

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 Walahena

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walahena.

- Walahena

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 Walahena 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
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- 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 Walahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Godahena Rural Hospital · Godahena 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39994&mlon=80.57882#map=17/7.39994/80.57882) 

Bank BOC · Paleepana 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38119&mlon=80.58653#map=17/7.38119/80.58653) 

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 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Amrau Resort & Villa · Alawathugoda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40608&mlon=80.60911#map=17/7.40608/80.60911) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Rising Stars Preschool · Alawathugoda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41002&mlon=80.60968#map=17/7.41002/80.60968) 

College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) 

Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 0.7 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.

## Other GN divisions in Akurana DS Division

- Akurana
- Alawathugoda
- 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
- Waragashinna

## Quick answers

- Where is Walahena?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walahena?Alawathugoda, Delgasgoda and Vilana Pallegama
- How many villages are in Walahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Walahena?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walahena?Godahena Rural Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walahena?BOC, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walahena?NSB, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walahena?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walahena?LK2109020 (OCHA common operational dataset)