# Kanakkarapola South GN division, Hatharaliyadda DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/kanakkarapola-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Hatharaliyadda DS Division # Kanakkarapola South Kanakkarapola South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.81 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 2mapped services - 414 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kanakkarapola South? Kanakkarapola South 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 11 other GN divisions: [Alagalla Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/alagalla-ihala/), [Alagalla Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/alagalla-pahalagama/), [Avulbodale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/avulbodale/), [Hatharaliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/hatharaliyadda/), [Kanakkarapola North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/kanakkarapola-north/), [Kandemeeya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/kandemeeya/), [Meegasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/meegasthenna/), [Mudagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/mudagammana/), [Pelena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/pelena/), [Pelena Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/pelena-pahalagama/) and [Weligodapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/weligodapola/). By area it is the 7435th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Hatharaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/). The centre of Kanakkarapola South is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3197° N, 80.4729° E. Local names: කනක්කරපොල දකුණ . 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 Kanakkarapola South Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kanakkarapola South. - Alagalla Pahalagama - Kanakkarapola 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 Kanakkarapola South 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 Kanakkarapola South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital · Dunkumbura 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34272&mlon=80.47726#map=17/7.34272/80.47726) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hatharaliyadda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33419&mlon=80.47063#map=17/7.33419/80.47063) ATM ATM · Rankothdiwala 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25385&mlon=80.44772#map=17/7.25385/80.44772) Petrol pump Epco · Beligammana 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24892&mlon=80.45729#map=17/7.24892/80.45729) Hotel Viduni Hotel Hathatharaliyadda · Kanakkarapola South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32913&mlon=80.46874#map=17/7.32913/80.46874) Mall City Choice · Gangoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) School Alagalla Primary School · Kanakkarapola South 0.6 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 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26031&mlon=80.45769#map=17/7.26031/80.45769) Police station Hataraliyadda Police Station · Hatharaliyadda 1.9 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kanakkarapola South Places mapped inside Kanakkarapola South in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Hatharaliyadda DS Division - Alagalla Ihala - Alagalla Pahalagama - Alakolamaditta - Aludeniya North - Aludeniya South - Aluthgama Ihala - Aluthgama Pahala - Ambawa - Amboruwa - Andiyathenna - Avulbodale - Damunupola - Dedunupitiya Ihalagama - Dedunupitiya Pahalagama - Dehideniya Madige - Dunkumbura - Eramuduliyadda - Galdola - Godathale - Handabowa - Hatharaliyadda - Ilpemada - Imbulethenna - Kalotuwawa - Kanakkarapola North - 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 Kanakkarapola South?In Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanakkarapola South?Alagalla Ihala, Alagalla Pahalagama, Avulbodale, Hatharaliyadda, Kanakkarapola North, Kandemeeya, Meegasthenna, Mudagammana, Pelena, Pelena Pahalagama and Weligodapola - How many villages are in Kanakkarapola South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kanakkarapola South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanakkarapola South?Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanakkarapola South?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanakkarapola South?ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanakkarapola South?Epco, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanakkarapola South?LK2134175 (OCHA common operational dataset)