# Welata GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/welata/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Welata Welata is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 73 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 73mapped services - 530 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welata? Welata 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 West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/aniwatta-west/), [Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bowala/), [Getambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/getambe/), [Katukele West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/katukele-west/), [Mulgampala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mulgampala/) and [Suduhumpala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/suduhumpala-west/). By area it is the 12104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Welata is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.3 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2787° N, 80.6166° E. Local names: වෙල්අට . 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 Welata Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Welata. - Mulgampola 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 Welata 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 Welata Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dental Hospital Peradeniya · Welata 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27717&mlon=80.61543#map=17/7.27717/80.61543) Bank Pan Asia Bank · Welata 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27883&mlon=80.61768#map=17/7.27883/80.61768) ATM Commercial Bank · Welata 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28100&mlon=80.62059#map=17/7.28100/80.62059) Petrol pump Laugh Gas Station · Welata 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27948&mlon=80.61999#map=17/7.27948/80.61999) Hotel Lemuria Hotel · Welata 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27854&mlon=80.61720#map=17/7.27854/80.61720) Mall Arpico Supercentre · Welata 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28079&mlon=80.62024#map=17/7.28079/80.62024) School Seethadevi Balika - Kandy · Welata 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27847&mlon=80.61687#map=17/7.27847/80.61687) College SDTI Campus · Welata 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27861&mlon=80.61716#map=17/7.27861/80.61716) Police station Peradeniya Police Station · Getambe 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26764&mlon=80.60218#map=17/7.26764/80.60218) 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 Welata Places mapped inside Welata in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks7 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels13 - Shopping malls2 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities15 - Pharmacies5 - Restaurants15 - Dental clinics2 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 - 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 - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Welata?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welata?Aniwatta West, Bowala, Getambe, Katukele West, Mulgampala and Suduhumpala West - How many villages are in Welata?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Welata?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Welata?Dental Hospital Peradeniya, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welata?Pan Asia Bank, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welata?Commercial Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welata?Laugh Gas Station, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Welata?4 mapped - How many banks are in Welata?7 mapped - How many ATMs are in Welata?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Welata?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Welata?LK2130170 (OCHA common operational dataset)