# Hunugala GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/hunugala/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Hunugala Hunugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.97 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.0km² - 821 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hunugala? Hunugala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Masgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/masgolla/), [Mulgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/mulgama/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pitawala/), [Pupuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pupuressa/), [Rajathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/rajathalawa/), [Thumpelawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/thumpelawaka/) and [Ududeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/ududeniya/). By area it is the 2961st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Hunugala is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1407° N, 80.6682° E. Local names: හුණුගල . 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 Hunugala Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Hunugala. Settlements here lie between about 816 m and 967 m above sea level (median 821 m). - Hunugala - Lukadagama - New Hunugala Colony - Yarrow Hadabima - Yarrowwatta Colony 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 Hunugala Named natural and historic features inside Hunugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 tea estates. - Gallowayknowe - Yarrow 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 Hunugala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 279 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hunugala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sisila Rehabilitation and Training Hospital,Delthota · Karagaskada North 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17056&mlon=80.69860#map=17/7.17056/80.69860) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Karagaskada North 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17390&mlon=80.69696#map=17/7.17390/80.69696) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) Hotel Rockbourne Bungalow · Pupuressa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13174&mlon=80.66663#map=17/7.13174/80.66663) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Karagaskada Central College · Karagaskada North 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17473&mlon=80.69892#map=17/7.17473/80.69892) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 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 - Godawela - Gothatuwela - Gurukele - Haloya - 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 Hunugala?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hunugala?Masgolla, Mulgama, Pitawala, Pupuressa, Rajathalawa, Thumpelawaka and Ududeniya - How many villages are in Hunugala?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Hunugala?Settlements lie between 816 m and 967 m - What is the best time to visit Hunugala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Hunugala?Sisila Rehabilitation and Training Hospital,Delthota, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hunugala?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hunugala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hunugala?Ceypetco, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hunugala?LK2142150 (OCHA common operational dataset)