# Dunuhappawa GN division, Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Kundasale DS Division 

# Dunuhappawa

Dunuhappawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.68 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.7km²
- 748 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dunuhappawa?

Dunuhappawa lies in [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/), [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: [Alawathugirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/alawathugirigama/), [Galpihilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/galpihilla/), [Kandekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/kandekumbura/), [Naranpanawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/naranpanawa-west/) and [Panvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/panvila/). By area it is the 7795th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/). The centre of Dunuhappawa is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3575° N, 80.7190° E. Local names: දුණුහප්පාව .

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 Dunuhappawa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dunuhappawa.

- Dematagolla
- Udagama Pallegama

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Dunuhappawa

Named natural and historic features inside Dunuhappawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Sorana Valley

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Dunuhappawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 206 m higher 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 20 108 

Feb 21 86 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 23 175 

May 22 164 

Jun 22 101 

Jul 21 82 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 21 129 

Oct 21 234 

Nov 21 274 

Dec 20 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dunuhappawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Makkanigama Hospital · Makkanigama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34635&mlon=80.70566#map=17/7.34635/80.70566) 

Bank People's Bank · Wattegama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35060&mlon=80.68184#map=17/7.35060/80.68184) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) 

Hotel Panwila Rest House · Panvila 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36416&mlon=80.72370#map=17/7.36416/80.72370) 

Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) 

School Rajasinghe Central College · Panvila 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.70870#map=17/7.35817/80.70870) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 

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 Kundasale DS Division

- Ahaspokuna North
- Ahaspokuna South
- Alawathugirigama
- Aluth Pallekele
- Ambakotayawatta
- Amunugama North
- Amunugama South
- Arangala North
- Arangala South
- Aswalapitiya
- Balagolla East
- Balagolla West
- Bogaskumbura
- Dambarawa
- Deekirimadawala
- Degaldoruwa
- Delgaslanda
- Deliwalathenna
- Diyabubula
- Dodamgolla
- Gabadagama North
- Gabadagama South
- Galamuna
- Galapitaambe
- Galmaduwa
- Galpihilla
- Gonawala North
- Gonawala South
- Hapuwala
- Hathamuna
- Heepitiya
- Hurikaduwa East
- Hurikaduwa Madige
- Hurikaduwa North
- Hurikaduwa South
- Hurikaduwa West
- Ihala Gonagama
- Ihalawela
- Kandekumbura
- Karattamada
- Kengalla
- Kumbukkandura North
- Kumbukkandura South
- Kundasale North
- Kundasale South
- Kuruambemuduna
- Lewellagama
- Lunuketiyamaditta
- Maharathenna East
- Maharathenna West
- Mahawatta East
- Mahawatta North
- Mahawatta South
- Mahawatta West
- Makkanigama
- Malpana
- Maluwegama
- Menikhinna
- Naranpanawa East
- Naranpanawa West
- Nattarampotha
- Nithulethenna
- Pallegama
- Pallegunnepana North
- Pallegunnepana South
- Pilawala North
- Pilawala South
- Rajawella North
- Rajawella South
- Sirimalwatta East
- Sirimalwatta Pallegama
- Sirimalwatta West
- Udagama North
- Udagama South
- Udagunnepana North
- Udagunnepana South
- Wavinna
- Wepathana
- Wijaya Sri Gama

## Quick answers

- Where is Dunuhappawa?In Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dunuhappawa?Alawathugirigama, Galpihilla, Kandekumbura, Naranpanawa West and Panvila
- How many villages are in Dunuhappawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dunuhappawa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dunuhappawa?Makkanigama Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dunuhappawa?People's Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dunuhappawa?Sampath ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dunuhappawa?Ceypetco, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dunuhappawa?LK2127005 (OCHA common operational dataset)