# Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ Divisional Secretariat division · Kandy District # Gangawata Korale DS Division Gangawata Korale DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **59.6 km²**. It is divided into 64 GN divisions. 66 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1,120 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 59.6km² - 64GN divisions - 1,120mapped services ## Where is Gangawata Korale DS Division? Gangawata Korale DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/), [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/), [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/), [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/), [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/) and [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). By area it is the 273rd largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/). The centre of Gangawata Korale DS Division is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.2 km from Kandy, the main town of Kandy District. The centre point is at 7.2739° N, 80.6445° E. Local names: ගඟවටකෝරලේ · கண்டி . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Gangawata Korale DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ampitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-north/) 0.6 1 33 [Ampitiya Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-pallegama/) 0.8 2 3 [Ampitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-south/) 0.7 1 49 [Ampitiya Udagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-udagama-north/) 0.7 0 3 [Ampitiya Udagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-udagama-south/) 1.0 0 2 [Aniwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aniwatta-east/) 0.7 2 26 [Aniwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aniwatta-west/) 0.8 4 28 [Aruppala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aruppala-east/) 0.3 0 1 [Aruppala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aruppala-west/) 0.5 0 4 [Asgiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/asgiriya/) 0.5 1 24 [Bahirawa Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bahirawa-kanda/) 0.7 1 16 [Bogambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bogambara/) 0.3 1 5 [Boowelikada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/boowelikada/) 0.9 0 47 [Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bowala/) 0.8 4 10 [Bowalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bowalawatta/) 2.2 1 29 [Deiyannewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/deiyannewela/) 0.3 3 17 [Getambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/getambe/) 2.6 1 66 [Godagandeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/godagandeniya/) 0.3 0 4 [Gurudeniya Dambawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/gurudeniya-dambawela/) 0.5 3 3 [Gurudeniya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/gurudeniya-east/) 3.2 0 8 [Gurudeniya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/gurudeniya-west/) 0.6 1 4 [Hanthana Pedesa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/hanthana-pedesa/) 1.4 1 27 [Heeressagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/heeressagala/) 3.2 2 34 [Hindagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/hindagala/) 2.3 3 3 [Ihala Katukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ihala-katukele/) 0.2 0 15 [Katukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/katukele/) 0.4 1 32 [Katukele West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/katukele-west/) 0.3 0 30 [Ketawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ketawala/) 1.0 1 0 [Lewella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/lewella/) 0.6 1 4 [Lewla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/lewla/) 0.7 1 0 [Mahaiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahaiyawa/) 0.5 0 22 [Mahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahakanda/) 2.4 2 5 [Mahanuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahanuwara/) 0.6 0 171 [Mahaweli Uyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahaweli-uyana/) 0.5 0 7 [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/maligathenna/) 2.4 2 1 [Malwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/malwatta/) 2.5 0 119 [Mapanawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mapanawathura/) 0.5 1 3 [Mavilmada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mavilmada/) 0.7 3 4 [Meddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/meddegama/) 0.9 1 0 [Mulgampala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mulgampala/) 0.3 0 6 [Nagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/nagasthenna/) 0.3 1 8 [Nittawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/nittawela/) 0.5 0 3 [Nuwara Dodamwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/nuwara-dodamwala/) 0.8 2 6 [Ogastawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ogastawatta/) 0.6 0 1 [Pahala Eriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/pahala-eriyagama/) 0.6 0 9 [Palle Peradeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/palle-peradeniya/) 1.9 0 24 [Pitakanda Gama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/pitakanda-gama/) 0.6 1 22 [Poorna Watta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/poorna-watta-east/) 0.2 0 6 [Poorna Watta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/poorna-watta-west/) 0.2 1 1 [Senkadagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/senkadagala/) 0.2 0 10 [Siyambalagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/siyambalagasthenna/) 0.4 1 8 [Suduhumpala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/suduhumpala-east/) 0.2 0 1 [Suduhumpala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/suduhumpala-west/) 0.2 1 4 [Thalwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/thalwatta/) 0.7 2 15 [Thennakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/thennakumbura/) 1.3 0 14 [Uda Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/uda-bowala/) 0.7 1 5 [Uda Peradeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/uda-peradeniya/) 4.5 1 15 [Ulpathakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ulpathakumbura/) 1.4 0 2 [Watapuluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa/) 0.3 1 1 [Watapuluwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-south/) 0.3 0 2 [Watapuluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-west/) 0.7 2 3 [Wattaranthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/wattaranthenna/) 1.0 3 20 [Welata](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/welata/) 0.6 1 73 [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/wewathenna/) 1.2 3 2 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Gangawata Korale DS Division Open gazetteers list **66 villages, towns and localities** in Gangawata Korale DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Kandy (111,701). Settlements here lie between about 433 m and 685 m above sea level (median 530 m). - Alawathugoda - Ampitiya - Aniwatta - Anniewatta - Aruppola - Asgiriya - Bogambara - Bowala - Buwelikada - Dambawela - Dangolla - Deiyannewela - Dodamwala - Elagolla - Elhena Colony - Galkanda - Getambe - Gurudeniya - Halmehikandura - Haloluwa - Hanthana - Hanthana Place - Haragama - Heerassagala - Heeressagala - Hindagala - Huduhumpola - Illukmodara - Kandy - Katukele - Ketawala - Kirimetiya - Kosgaspitiya - Kosinna - Kossinna - Levula - Lewella - Mahaiyawa - Mahakanda - Maligatenna - Mapanawatura - Mavilmada - Mawilmada - Mowbray - Mulgampola - Niththawela - Nittawela - Nuwara Dodanwala - Payingomuwa - Pitakanda - Primrose - Sarasavigama - Siyambalagastenna - Siyambalagasthenna - Siyambalapitiya - Suduhumpola - Talwatta - Tennekumbura - Udamadapola - Ulpotakumbura - Uplands - Urawala - Walagammedda - Watapuluwa - Wattarantenna - Wewatenna 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 Gangawata Korale DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Gangawata Korale DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Dunumadala Ela - Hal Oya - Kandy Lake - Nanu Oya ### Forests and nature 1 forest; 1 garden. - Kandian Forest - Royal Botanical Garden ### History 1 historic site; 1 museum. - International Buddhist Museum - Sri Dalada Maligawa ### Estates 23 estates; 2 tea estates; 2 estates; 1 oil-palm estate. - Anniewatta - Aruppola - Augusta - Dombawellawatta - Ellagalla - Galkande - Glenhelen - Hanthana - Haragama Group - Hopewell - Illukmodera - Kahawatta - Katugastota - Manakanda - Mount Pleasant - Mowbray - Peragallawatte - Pooran - Primrose Hill - Prospect Hill - Roseneath - Seminary Land - Tennekumbura - Uplands …and 4 more. ### Getting around 2 railway stations. - Kandy - Sarasav Uvana 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 Gangawata Korale DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gangawata Korale DS Division Places mapped inside Gangawata Korale DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals25 - Banks37 - ATMs5 - Petrol pumps14 - Hotels605 - Shopping malls10 - Schools81 - Colleges and universities88 - Cinemas4 - Pharmacies13 - Restaurants224 - Police stations6 - Dental clinics8 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Gangawata Korale DS Division?In Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gangawata Korale DS Division?Doluwa DS Division, Harispattuwa DS Division, Kundasale DS Division, Pathadumbara DS Division, Pathahewaheta DS Division, Udunuwara DS Division and Yatinuwara DS Division - How many villages are in Gangawata Korale DS Division?66 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gangawata Korale DS Division?Settlements lie between 433 m and 685 m - What is the best time to visit Gangawata Korale DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many hospitals are in Gangawata Korale DS Division?25 mapped - How many banks are in Gangawata Korale DS Division?37 mapped - How many ATMs are in Gangawata Korale DS Division?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Gangawata Korale DS Division?14 mapped - What is the P-code of Gangawata Korale DS Division?LK2130 (OCHA common operational dataset)