# Amuwathdeniya GN division, Harispattuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/amuwathdeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Harispattuwa DS Division # Amuwathdeniya Amuwathdeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.74 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.7km² - 527 mtypical elevation ## Where is Amuwathdeniya? Amuwathdeniya lies in [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Doranegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/doranegama/), [Ihagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/ihagama/), [Medawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/medawala/) and [Namaltenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/namaltenna/). By area it is the 11256th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/). The centre of Amuwathdeniya is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3683° N, 80.5624° E. Local names: අමුවත්දෙනිය . 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 Amuwathdeniya Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Amuwathdeniya. Settlements here lie between about 527 m and 527 m above sea level (median 527 m). - Doranegama - Ihagama - Kotinkaduwa - Palle Ihagama - Penahetipola 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 Amuwathdeniya Named natural and historic features inside Amuwathdeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Magurudeniya 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 Amuwathdeniya 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 Amuwathdeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medawala Hospital · Medawala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35792&mlon=80.56649#map=17/7.35792/80.56649) Bank bank · Medawala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35772&mlon=80.56503#map=17/7.35772/80.56503) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kiribathkumbura West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26779&mlon=80.57685#map=17/7.26779/80.57685) Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) Hotel Earl's Red Kandy · Warakadeniya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37616&mlon=80.58361#map=17/7.37616/80.58361) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Marathugoda Nalanda College · Marathugoda North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37935&mlon=80.57159#map=17/7.37935/80.57159) College Regency bording school · Wewala North 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37385&mlon=80.52607#map=17/7.37385/80.52607) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Harispattuwa DS Division - Aladeniya - Angoda - Arambegama - Attaragama - Attaragama East - Attaragama South - Banwelgolla - Batuambe - Bogahakanda - Bothota - Bulathgolla - Dadahogama - Dembaralawa - Doranegama - Embulpuraya - Endaruthenna - Etamurungagoda - Gohagoda - Gonigoda - Gonigoda-Palkumbura - Haloluwa - Haloluwa Pallegama - Hamangoda North - Hamangoda South - Hapugoda - Hedeniya - Hiriyalagammana - Ihagama - Inigala - Karanduwawala Ihala - Karanduwawala Pahala - Katugasthota - Kondadeniya - Kulugammana - Kumburegedara - Kurundugahamada - Kurundugolla - Kurunduwatta - Madapathagama - Mahathenna - Malagammana - Mapamadulla - Medawala - Narangaskumbura - Narangoda - Nugawela - Owathenna - Pahala Doolwala - Palkumbura - Pallebokalawela - Pallemulla - Polwatta - Rajapihilla - Rajasinghagama - Ranawana East - Ranawana West - Rathmale - Ruwanpuraya - Seewaleekanda - Senarathgama North - Senarathgama South - Thittapajjala - Thittapajjala North - Udabokalawela - Udadoolwala - Udamulla - Uduwawala East - Uduwawala North - Uduwawala West - Uggalla - Uguressapitiya - Ulladupitiya East - Ulladupitiya West - Uyanwatta - Viguhumpola - Warathenna - Wathuwala - Wegiriya - Yahalathenna Kanda - Yahalathenna West - Yatihalagala Pallegama - Yatihalagala Udagama - Yatiwawala ## Quick answers - Where is Amuwathdeniya?In Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Amuwathdeniya?Doranegama, Ihagama, Medawala and Namaltenna - How many villages are in Amuwathdeniya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Amuwathdeniya?Settlements lie between 527 m and 527 m - What is the best time to visit Amuwathdeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Amuwathdeniya?Medawala Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Amuwathdeniya?bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Amuwathdeniya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amuwathdeniya?Co-operative Filling Station, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Amuwathdeniya?LK2133005 (OCHA common operational dataset)