# Godawela GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/godawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Godawela Godawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.52 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.5km² - 580 mtypical elevation ## Where is Godawela? Godawela lies in [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Doluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/doluwa/), [Egoda Kalugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/egoda-kalugamuwa/), [Ganegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/ganegoda/), [Nawa Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nawa-gurukele/), [Udovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/udovita/) and [Wariyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/wariyagala/). By area it is the 8291st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Godawela is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1915° N, 80.6120° E. Local names: ගොඩවෙල . 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 Godawela Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Godawela. Settlements here lie between about 495 m and 614 m above sea level (median 580 m). - Ambakumbura - Godawela - Medapitiya 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 Godawela Named natural and historic features inside Godawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Galpeela 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 Godawela 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 Godawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligalla Channelling Centre · Uda Aludeniya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18922&mlon=80.59189#map=17/7.18922/80.59189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Karamada South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21614&mlon=80.59816#map=17/7.21614/80.59816) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Uda Aludeniya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) Hotel Doluwa · Doluwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18552&mlon=80.60856#map=17/7.18552/80.60856) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Sri Sucharitha Pre School · Udovita 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18333&mlon=80.59999#map=17/7.18333/80.59999) College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 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 Doluwa DS Division - Atuwewatta - Doluwa - Galoya - Gampolawatta - Ganegoda - Gothatuwela - Gurukele - Haloya - Hunugala - Inguruwatta - Kahawatta - Legumdeniya - Masgolla - Megoda Kalugamuwa - Millagahamula - Mulgama - Naranvita - Nawa Gurukele - Nawa Nillamba - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pitawala - Pupuressa - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Godawela?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Godawela?Doluwa, Egoda Kalugamuwa, Ganegoda, Nawa Gurukele, Udovita and Wariyagala - How many villages are in Godawela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Godawela?Settlements lie between 495 m and 614 m - What is the best time to visit Godawela?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Godawela?Weligalla Channelling Centre, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Godawela?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Godawela?Commercial Bank ATM, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Godawela?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Godawela?LK2142030 (OCHA common operational dataset)