# Pelena GN division, Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Hatharaliyadda DS Division 

# Pelena

Pelena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.39 km²**.

- 1.4km²

## Where is Pelena?

Pelena 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: [Alagalla Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/alagalla-ihala/), [Dehideniya Madige](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/dehideniya-madige/), [Gangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/rambukkana/gangoda/), [Kanakkarapola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/kanakkarapola-south/), [Keppetipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/mawanella/keppetipola/) and [Pelena Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/pelena-pahalagama/). By area it is the 8713th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Hatharaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/). The centre of Pelena is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3101° N, 80.4652° E. Local names: පැලෑන .

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 Pelena 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 Pelena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital · Dunkumbura 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34272&mlon=80.47726#map=17/7.34272/80.47726) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hatharaliyadda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33419&mlon=80.47063#map=17/7.33419/80.47063) 

ATM ATM · Rankothdiwala 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25385&mlon=80.44772#map=17/7.25385/80.44772) 

Petrol pump Epco · Beligammana 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24892&mlon=80.45729#map=17/7.24892/80.45729) 

Hotel Viduni Hotel Hathatharaliyadda · Kanakkarapola South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32913&mlon=80.46874#map=17/7.32913/80.46874) 

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 1.3 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 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26031&mlon=80.45769#map=17/7.26031/80.45769) 

Police station Hataraliyadda Police Station · Hatharaliyadda 3.1 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
- Ambawa
- 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 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 Pelena?In Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pelena?Alagalla Ihala, Dehideniya Madige, Gangoda, Kanakkarapola South, Keppetipola and Pelena Pahalagama
- What is the best time to visit Pelena?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pelena?Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pelena?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pelena?ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelena?Epco, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pelena?LK2134220 (OCHA common operational dataset)