# Nittawela GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division 

# Nittawela

Nittawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.54 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Nittawela?

Nittawela 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 7 other GN divisions: [Mahaweli Uyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahaweli-uyana/), [Mavilmada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mavilmada/), [Pitakanda Gama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/pitakanda-gama/), [Siyambalagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/siyambalagasthenna/), [Watapuluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa/), [Watapuluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-west/) and [Wattaranthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/wattaranthenna/). By area it is the 12245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Nittawela is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 3.0 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.3180° N, 80.6342° E. Local names: නිත්තවෙල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Nittawela

Named natural and historic features inside Nittawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Wattapuluwa
- Wattarantenna

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 Nittawela 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 Nittawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Saasi Sinhale Osu · Nittawela 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31858&mlon=80.63244#map=17/7.31858/80.63244) 

Bank People's Bank · Pitakanda Gama 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31205&mlon=80.63460#map=17/7.31205/80.63460) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC (W.A.Perera & Sons) · Pitakanda Gama 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31929&mlon=80.62979#map=17/7.31929/80.62979) 

Hotel Comfort residence · Nittawela 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31929&mlon=80.63340#map=17/7.31929/80.63340) 

Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) 

School St. Anthony's Girls College · Pitakanda Gama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32052&mlon=80.62939#map=17/7.32052/80.62939) 

College First Friends Campus · Wattaranthenna 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32037&mlon=80.62790#map=17/7.32037/80.62790) 

Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 

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 Nittawela

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels2

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
- Lewella
- Lewla
- Mahaiyawa
- Mahakanda
- Mahanuwara
- Mahaweli Uyana
- Maligathenna
- Malwatta
- Mapanawathura
- Mavilmada
- Meddegama
- Mulgampala
- Nagasthenna
- 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 Nittawela?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nittawela?Mahaweli Uyana, Mavilmada, Pitakanda Gama, Siyambalagasthenna, Watapuluwa, Watapuluwa West and Wattaranthenna
- What is the best time to visit Nittawela?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nittawela?Saasi Sinhale Osu, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nittawela?People's Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nittawela?NSB, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nittawela?Lanka IOC (W.A.Perera & Sons), about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Nittawela?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nittawela?LK2130030 (OCHA common operational dataset)
