# Katugasthota GN division, Harispattuwa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Harispattuwa DS Division 

# Katugasthota

Katugasthota is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.08 km²**.

- 0.1km²

## Where is Katugasthota?

Katugasthota 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 5 other GN divisions: [Etamurungagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/etamurungagoda/), [Galewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/galewatta/), [Ranawana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/ranawana-east/), [Senkadagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/senkadagala/) and [Yatiwawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/yatiwawala/). By area it is the 13988th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/). The centre of Katugasthota is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3262° N, 80.6238° E. Local names: කටුගස්තොට .

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

## Weather in Katugasthota 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 Katugasthota

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital · Siyambalagasthenna 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32610&mlon=80.62859#map=17/7.32610/80.62859) 

Bank Nations Trust Bank · Yatiwawala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32320&mlon=80.62234#map=17/7.32320/80.62234) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump W A Perera and Son Dealer · Pitakanda Gama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31939&mlon=80.62978#map=17/7.31939/80.62978) 

Hotel Royal Avenue · Yatiwawala 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32496&mlon=80.62410#map=17/7.32496/80.62410) 

Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) 

School Zahira College · Galewatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32788&mlon=80.62578#map=17/7.32788/80.62578) 

College White House Campus · Senkadagala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32232&mlon=80.62482#map=17/7.32232/80.62482) 

Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 0.7 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.

## Other GN divisions in Harispattuwa DS Division

- Aladeniya
- Amuwathdeniya
- 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
- 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 Katugasthota?In Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Katugasthota?Etamurungagoda, Galewatta, Ranawana East, Senkadagala and Yatiwawala
- What is the best time to visit Katugasthota?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Katugasthota?Divisional Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Katugasthota?Nations Trust Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Katugasthota?NSB, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katugasthota?W A Perera and Son Dealer, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Katugasthota?LK2133290 (OCHA common operational dataset)