# Nawa Gurukele GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nawa-gurukele/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Nawa Gurukele Nawa Gurukele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.54 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 1mapped services - 564 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nawa Gurukele? Nawa Gurukele 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: [Doluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/doluwa/), [Godawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/godawela/), [Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/gurukele/), [Inguruwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/inguruwatta/), [Legumdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/legumdeniya/), [Nillamba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nillamba/) and [Wariyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/wariyagala/). By area it is the 5753rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Nawa Gurukele is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1852° N, 80.6235° E. Local names: නව ගුරුකැලේ . 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 Nawa Gurukele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nawa Gurukele. - Paluambahena 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 Nawa Gurukele Named natural and historic features inside Nawa Gurukele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Nillamba Reservoir ### Estates 2 estates. - Godawella - Goorookelle Group 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 Nawa Gurukele 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 Nawa Gurukele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kahawatte Rural Hospital · Kahawatta 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16123&mlon=80.60472#map=17/7.16123/80.60472) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Karamada South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21614&mlon=80.59816#map=17/7.21614/80.59816) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 4.4 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 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) Hotel Ellerton Bungalow · Nawa Gurukele 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18682&mlon=80.62941#map=17/7.18682/80.62941) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Nillamba Maha Vidyalaya · Nillamba 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19160&mlon=80.63627#map=17/7.19160/80.63627) College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 5.3 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nawa Gurukele Places mapped inside Nawa Gurukele in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Legumdeniya - Masgolla - Megoda Kalugamuwa - Millagahamula - Mulgama - Naranvita - Nawa Nillamba - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pitawala - Pupuressa - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Nawa Gurukele?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nawa Gurukele?Doluwa, Godawela, Gurukele, Inguruwatta, Legumdeniya, Nillamba and Wariyagala - How many villages are in Nawa Gurukele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nawa Gurukele?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nawa Gurukele?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nawa Gurukele?Kahawatte Rural Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nawa Gurukele?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nawa Gurukele?Commercial Bank ATM, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawa Gurukele?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nawa Gurukele?LK2142035 (OCHA common operational dataset)