# Ethgala East GN division, Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division 

# Ethgala East

Ethgala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.46 km²**.

- 0.5km²

## Where is Ethgala East?

Ethgala East lies in [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Ethgala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ethgala-north/), [Ethgala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ethgala-west/), [Gampolawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/gampolawela/), [Sinhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/sinhapura/) and [Thembiligala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/thembiligala/). By area it is the 12630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/). The centre of Ethgala East is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1322° N, 80.5656° E. Local names: ඇත්ගාල නැගෙනහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Ethgala East 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 Ethgala East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pat care Animal Hospital · Maligapurana 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15471&mlon=80.57009#map=17/7.15471/80.57009) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Illawathura 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16248&mlon=80.57142#map=17/7.16248/80.57142) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) 

Hotel Aqua Dunhinda · Sinhapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12651&mlon=80.57474#map=17/7.12651/80.57474) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Wickramabahu Central College · Kudamake 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15401&mlon=80.56394#map=17/7.15401/80.56394) 

College Government Teachers' College Gampola · Angammana West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16156&mlon=80.57334#map=17/7.16156/80.57334) 

Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 3.4 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 Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division

- Alugolla
- Ethgala North
- Ethgala West
- Galpaya
- Gampolawela
- Gemunupura
- Giraulla
- Herakola
- Karagala
- Kelly Group
- Kohowala
- Maligapurana
- Malwattagama
- Miyanagolla
- Patithalawa
- Pellapitiya North
- Pellapitiya South
- Pitakanda
- Polmalagama
- Rakshawa
- Sinhapura
- Thembiligala
- Udagama
- Udahenthenna
- Uduwella
- Ulapane North
- Ulapane South
- Wallahagoda
- Wetakedeniya
- Yatapana

## Quick answers

- Where is Ethgala East?In Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ethgala East?Ethgala North, Ethgala West, Gampolawela, Sinhapura and Thembiligala
- What is the best time to visit Ethgala East?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ethgala East?Pat care Animal Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ethgala East?Peoples Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ethgala East?Commercial Bank ATM, about 10.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethgala East?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ethgala East?LK2154125 (OCHA common operational dataset)