# Ambawa GN division, Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/ambawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Hatharaliyadda DS Division 

# Ambawa

Ambawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.75 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 345 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ambawa?

Ambawa lies in [Hatharaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/), [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: [Dedunupitiya Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/dedunupitiya-ihalagama/), [Dehideniya Madige](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/dehideniya-madige/), [Henepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/rambukkana/henepola/), [Rangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/rangamuwa/), [Yaggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/yaggala/) and [Yatiwaldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/rambukkana/yatiwaldeniya/). By area it is the 11225th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Hatharaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/). The centre of Ambawa is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3183° N, 80.4503° E. Local names: අම්බාව .

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 Ambawa

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ambawa. Settlements here lie between about 344 m and 367 m above sea level (median 345 m).

- Ambawa
- Dehideniya Madige
- Yatatnawa

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 Ambawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 197 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 25 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 24 274 

Dec 23 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ambawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital · Dunkumbura 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34272&mlon=80.47726#map=17/7.34272/80.47726) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hatharaliyadda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33419&mlon=80.47063#map=17/7.33419/80.47063) 

ATM ATM · Rankothdiwala 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25385&mlon=80.44772#map=17/7.25385/80.44772) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Rambukkana Town 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32337&mlon=80.39609#map=17/7.32337/80.39609) 

Hotel GreenAcres Leisure Resort and SPA · Yatiwaldeniya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32028&mlon=80.43969#map=17/7.32028/80.43969) 

Mall City Choice · Gangoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) 

School Alagalla Primary School · Kanakkarapola South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31489&mlon=80.47588#map=17/7.31489/80.47588) 

College Ayeshah College of Higher Education · Randiwala 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26031&mlon=80.45769#map=17/7.26031/80.45769) 

Police station Hataraliyadda Police Station · Hatharaliyadda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33700&mlon=80.47190#map=17/7.33700/80.47190) 

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 Hatharaliyadda DS Division

- Alagalla Ihala
- Alagalla Pahalagama
- Alakolamaditta
- Aludeniya North
- Aludeniya South
- Aluthgama Ihala
- Aluthgama Pahala
- Amboruwa
- Andiyathenna
- Avulbodale
- Damunupola
- Dedunupitiya Ihalagama
- Dedunupitiya Pahalagama
- Dehideniya Madige
- Dunkumbura
- Eramuduliyadda
- Galdola
- Godathale
- Handabowa
- Hatharaliyadda
- Ilpemada
- Imbulethenna
- Kalotuwawa
- Kanakkarapola North
- Kanakkarapola South
- Kandemeeya
- Kithuldora
- Kolugala
- Kolugala Pahalagama
- Lechchimimenila
- Mawathagama
- Meegasthenna
- Mudagammana
- Muruddeniya
- Narangaspitiya
- Nikathenna
- Pallepola
- Paragoda
- Pattapola Ihala
- Pattapola Pahalagama
- Pelena
- Pelena Pahalagama
- Polwatta
- Polwatta Ihalagama
- Rangamuwa
- Sivurupitiya
- Walpalagolla East
- Walpalagolla North
- Walpalagolla South
- Welagama
- Weligodapola
- Welivita Ihala North
- Welivita Ihalagama
- Welivita Pahalagama
- Welivita Pahalagama South
- Yaggala

## Quick answers

- Where is Ambawa?In Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ambawa?Dedunupitiya Ihalagama, Dehideniya Madige, Henepola, Rangamuwa, Yaggala and Yatiwaldeniya
- How many villages are in Ambawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ambawa?Settlements lie between 344 m and 367 m
- What is the best time to visit Ambawa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ambawa?Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ambawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ambawa?ATM, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambawa?Lanka filling station, about 6.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ambawa?LK2134205 (OCHA common operational dataset)