# Lewella GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/lewella/

Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division 

# Lewella

Lewella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.63 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.6km²
- 4mapped services
- 465 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lewella?

Lewella 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: [Aruppala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aruppala-west/), [Boowelikada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/boowelikada/), [Lewellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/lewellagama/), [Sirimalwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/sirimalwatta-west/), [Thalwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/thalwatta/) and [Watapuluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-west/). By area it is the 11807th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Lewella is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.0 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.3007° N, 80.6484° E. Local names: ලේවැල්ල .

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 Lewella

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Lewella.

- Talwatta

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 Lewella 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 Lewella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandy Nursing Home · Boowelikada 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29118&mlon=80.64478#map=17/7.29118/80.64478) 

Bank DFCC Vardhana · Mahanuwara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29373&mlon=80.63929#map=17/7.29373/80.63929) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ailapperuma · Boowelikada 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29271&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.29271/80.64912) 

Hotel La Sachara Caters & Holiday Bungalow · Lewella 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30138&mlon=80.64882#map=17/7.30138/80.64882) 

Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) 

School Shokanji Preschool Institute · Thalwatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29508&mlon=80.65068#map=17/7.29508/80.65068) 

College Aruppola · Lewella 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.65000#map=17/7.30000/80.65000) 

Police station Sri Dalada Maligawa Police Station · Mahanuwara 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29292&mlon=80.64238#map=17/7.29292/80.64238) 

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 Lewella

Places mapped inside Lewella in open map data, by type.

- Hotels3
- Colleges and universities1

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
- Katukele West
- Ketawala
- 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 Lewella?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Lewella?Aruppala West, Boowelikada, Lewellagama, Sirimalwatta West, Thalwatta and Watapuluwa West
- How many villages are in Lewella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Lewella?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lewella?Kandy Nursing Home, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lewella?DFCC Vardhana, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lewella?NSB, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lewella?Ailapperuma, about 0.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lewella?LK2130125 (OCHA common operational dataset)
