# Katukele GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/katukele/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Katukele Katukele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 32mapped services - 519 mtypical elevation ## Where is Katukele? Katukele lies in [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-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: [Aniwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aniwatta-east/), [Aniwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aniwatta-west/), [Bahirawa Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bahirawa-kanda/), [Deiyannewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/deiyannewela/), [Ihala Katukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ihala-katukele/) and [Katukele West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/katukele-west/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Katukele is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 0.5 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2909° N, 80.6295° E. Local names: කටුකැලේ . 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 Katukele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Katukele. - Galkanda 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). ## Weather in Katukele 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 Katukele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Teaching Hospital Kandy · Deiyannewela 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28793&mlon=80.63181#map=17/7.28793/80.63181) Bank Sampath Bank · Mahanuwara 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29286&mlon=80.63595#map=17/7.29286/80.63595) ATM NSB ATM · Ihala Katukele 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29022&mlon=80.63216#map=17/7.29022/80.63216) Petrol pump Ceypetco Fuel Station · Katukele 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29080&mlon=80.63107#map=17/7.29080/80.63107) Hotel My City Hotel · Katukele 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29074&mlon=80.62959#map=17/7.29074/80.62959) Mall Municipal Public Shopping Complex · Ihala Katukele 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29134&mlon=80.63314#map=17/7.29134/80.63314) School 1st class · Katukele 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29040&mlon=80.63038#map=17/7.29040/80.63038) College Pioneer International Campus · Deiyannewela 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28770&mlon=80.63103#map=17/7.28770/80.63103) Police station Kandy Police Station · Ihala Katukele 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29302&mlon=80.63366#map=17/7.29302/80.63366) 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 Katukele Places mapped inside Katukele in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels17 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants11 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 Gangawata Korale DS Division - Ampitiya North - Ampitiya Pallegama - Ampitiya South - Ampitiya Udagama North - Ampitiya Udagama South - Aniwatta East - Aniwatta West - Aruppala East - Aruppala West - Asgiriya - Bahirawa Kanda - Bogambara - Boowelikada - Bowala - Bowalawatta - Deiyannewela - Getambe - Godagandeniya - Gurudeniya Dambawela - Gurudeniya East - Gurudeniya West - Hanthana Pedesa - Heeressagala - Hindagala - Ihala Katukele - Katukele West - Ketawala - Lewella - Lewla - Mahaiyawa - Mahakanda - Mahanuwara - Mahaweli Uyana - Maligathenna - Malwatta - Mapanawathura - Mavilmada - Meddegama - Mulgampala - Nagasthenna - Nittawela - Nuwara Dodamwala - Ogastawatta - Pahala Eriyagama - Palle Peradeniya - Pitakanda Gama - Poorna Watta East - Poorna Watta West - Senkadagala - Siyambalagasthenna - Suduhumpala East - Suduhumpala West - Thalwatta - Thennakumbura - Uda Bowala - Uda Peradeniya - Ulpathakumbura - Watapuluwa - Watapuluwa South - Watapuluwa West - Wattaranthenna - Welata - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Katukele?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katukele?Aniwatta East, Aniwatta West, Bahirawa Kanda, Deiyannewela, Ihala Katukele and Katukele West - How many villages are in Katukele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Katukele?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Katukele?Teaching Hospital Kandy, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katukele?Sampath Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Katukele?NSB ATM, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katukele?Ceypetco Fuel Station, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Katukele?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Katukele?LK2130110 (OCHA common operational dataset)