# Legumdeniya GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/legumdeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Legumdeniya Legumdeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.66 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 2mapped services - 773 mtypical elevation ## Where is Legumdeniya? Legumdeniya 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 8 other GN divisions: [Gothatuwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/gothatuwela/), [Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/gurukele/), [Inguruwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/inguruwatta/), [Kahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/kahawatta/), [Nawa Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nawa-gurukele/), [Orayanwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/orayanwatta/), [Pabadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pabadeniya/) and [Panvilathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/panvilathenna/). By area it is the 4109th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Legumdeniya is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1692° N, 80.6202° E. Local names: ලැගුම්දෙණිය . 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 Legumdeniya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Legumdeniya. - Legundeniya - Samarakonehena 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 Legumdeniya Named natural and historic features inside Legumdeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Orian - Pussetenne 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 Legumdeniya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 231 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 20 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Legumdeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kahawatte Rural Hospital · Kahawatta 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16123&mlon=80.60472#map=17/7.16123/80.60472) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Illawathura 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16540&mlon=80.57442#map=17/7.16540/80.57442) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 5.8 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 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) Hotel Skybeds Villa · Legumdeniya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16766&mlon=80.62730#map=17/7.16766/80.62730) 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 Legundeniya Primary School · Legumdeniya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16858&mlon=80.61457#map=17/7.16858/80.61457) College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 4.6 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Legumdeniya Places mapped inside Legumdeniya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Doluwa DS Division - Atuwewatta - Doluwa - Galoya - Gampolawatta - Ganegoda - Godawela - Gothatuwela - Gurukele - Haloya - Hunugala - Inguruwatta - Kahawatta - 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 Legumdeniya?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Legumdeniya?Gothatuwela, Gurukele, Inguruwatta, Kahawatta, Nawa Gurukele, Orayanwatta, Pabadeniya and Panvilathenna - How many villages are in Legumdeniya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Legumdeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Legumdeniya?Kahawatte Rural Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Legumdeniya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Legumdeniya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Legumdeniya?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Legumdeniya?LK2142060 (OCHA common operational dataset)