# Patithalawa GN division, Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/patithalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division # Patithalawa Patithalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **8.35 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.3km² - 905 mtypical elevation ## Where is Patithalawa? Patithalawa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Alugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/alugolla/), [Deiyanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/deiyanwala/), [Jambugasmada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/jambugasmada/), [Kelly Group](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/kelly-group/), [Narangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/narangala/) and [Uduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/uduwella/). By area it is the 1538th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.7% of [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/). The centre of Patithalawa is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1133° N, 80.4636° E. Local names: පටිතලාව . 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 Patithalawa Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Patithalawa. Settlements here lie between about 851 m and 1,031 m above sea level (median 905 m). - Berawila - Ingurugallawatta - Kataramawatta - Malgolla - Patithalawa - Pattithalawa - Penylan 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 Patithalawa Named natural and historic features inside Patithalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates; 1 tea estate; 1 rubber estate. - Cattarem - Deligalawatta - Inaurubagalla Group - Malgolla - Nartakande 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 Patithalawa 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 363 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 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Patithalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dolosbage Divisional Hospital · Miyanagolla 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08197&mlon=80.47124#map=17/7.08197/80.47124) Bank Regional Development bank · Vilpola 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17165&mlon=80.45883#map=17/7.17165/80.45883) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawathura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10666&mlon=80.33501#map=17/7.10666/80.33501) Petrol pump Filling Station · Vilpola 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16990&mlon=80.45873#map=17/7.16990/80.45873) Hotel Crysbro Bungalow, Paragala · Rakshawa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08195&mlon=80.50551#map=17/7.08195/80.50551) Mall T S Supper · Dippitiya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17533&mlon=80.45824#map=17/7.17533/80.45824) School Al-Jalal Muslim Primary School · Moragammana 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17229&mlon=80.44505#map=17/7.17229/80.44505) College K/Iqrah Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.55743#map=17/7.10162/80.55743) Police station Police Staton Hemmathagama · Ginihappitiya West 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17546&mlon=80.50024#map=17/7.17546/80.50024) 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 - Ethgala West - Galpaya - Gampolawela - Gemunupura - Giraulla - Herakola - Karagala - Kelly Group - Kohowala - Maligapurana - Malwattagama - Miyanagolla - Pellapitiya North - Pellapitiya South - Pitakanda - Polmalagama - Rakshawa - Sinhapura - Thembiligala - Udagama - Udahenthenna - Uduwella - Ulapane North - Ulapane South - Wallahagoda - Wetakedeniya - Yatapana ## Quick answers - Where is Patithalawa?In Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Patithalawa?Alugolla, Deiyanwala, Jambugasmada, Kelly Group, Narangala and Uduwella - How many villages are in Patithalawa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Patithalawa?Settlements lie between 851 m and 1,031 m - What is the best time to visit Patithalawa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Patithalawa?Dolosbage Divisional Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Patithalawa?Regional Development bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Patithalawa?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Patithalawa?Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Patithalawa?LK2154080 (OCHA common operational dataset)