# Walpalagolla South GN division, Hatharaliyadda DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/walpalagolla-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Hatharaliyadda DS Division # Walpalagolla South Walpalagolla South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.95 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² - 427 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walpalagolla South? Walpalagolla 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 7 other GN divisions: [Aluthgama Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/aluthgama-ihala/), [Aluthgama Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/aluthgama-pahala/), [Kithuldora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/kithuldora/), [Muruddeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/muruddeniya/), [Pallekotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/pallekotuwa/), [Walpalagolla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/walpalagolla-east/) and [Walpalagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/walpalagolla-north/). By area it is the 10405th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Hatharaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/). The centre of Walpalagolla South is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3190° N, 80.5340° E. Local names: වල්පලගොල්ල 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 Walpalagolla South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walpalagolla South. - Muruddeniya 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 Walpalagolla 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 Walpalagolla South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Care Hospital · Handabowa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32584&mlon=80.50575#map=17/7.32584/80.50575) Bank bank · Medawala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35772&mlon=80.56503#map=17/7.35772/80.56503) ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) Hotel Paradise Itzu · Kobbekaduwa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31492&mlon=80.55061#map=17/7.31492/80.55061) Mall City Choice · Gangoda 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) School Maha/Katu/ Sangarajapura Maha Vidyalaya · Eramuduliyadda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32066&mlon=80.51767#map=17/7.32066/80.51767) College Sri Dheerananda National College - Pilimathalawa · Arambegama East 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26816&mlon=80.55273#map=17/7.26816/80.55273) Police station Police Station · Alagalla Watta 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29161&mlon=80.49098#map=17/7.29161/80.49098) 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 - Pelena Pahalagama - Polwatta - Polwatta Ihalagama - Rangamuwa - Sivurupitiya - Walpalagolla East - Walpalagolla North - Welagama - Weligodapola - Welivita Ihala North - Welivita Ihalagama - Welivita Pahalagama - Welivita Pahalagama South - Yaggala ## Quick answers - Where is Walpalagolla South?In Hatharaliyadda DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walpalagolla South?Aluthgama Ihala, Aluthgama Pahala, Kithuldora, Muruddeniya, Pallekotuwa, Walpalagolla East and Walpalagolla North - How many villages are in Walpalagolla South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Walpalagolla South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walpalagolla South?Primary Care Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walpalagolla South?bank, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walpalagolla South?BOC, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walpalagolla South?Co-operative Filling Station, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walpalagolla South?LK2134155 (OCHA common operational dataset)