# Ethgala West GN division, Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division 

# Ethgala West

Ethgala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.18 km²**.

- 0.2km²

## Where is Ethgala West?

Ethgala West 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 East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ethgala-east/), [Ethgala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ethgala-north/), [Sinhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/sinhapura/), [Thembiligala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/thembiligala/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/udagama/). By area it is the 13744th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/). The centre of Ethgala West is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1313° N, 80.5630° E. Local names: ඇත්ගාල බටහිර .

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 West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lanka Medical · Aregoda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15534&mlon=80.56560#map=17/7.15534/80.56560) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Illawathura 3.6 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 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Malwattagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12667&mlon=80.52969#map=17/7.12667/80.52969) 

Hotel Aqua Dunhinda · Sinhapura 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12651&mlon=80.57474#map=17/7.12651/80.57474) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Ulapane Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10940&mlon=80.56519#map=17/7.10940/80.56519) 

College K/Iqrah Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.55743#map=17/7.10162/80.55743) 

Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 3.6 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 East
- Ethgala North
- 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 West?In Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ethgala West?Ethgala East, Ethgala North, Sinhapura, Thembiligala and Udagama
- What is the best time to visit Ethgala West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ethgala West?Lanka Medical, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ethgala West?Peoples Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ethgala West?Commercial Bank ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethgala West?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ethgala West?LK2154120 (OCHA common operational dataset)