# Ellepola GN division, Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/ellepola/ Grama Niladhari division · Medadumbara DS Division # Ellepola Ellepola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.74 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.7km² - 450 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ellepola? Ellepola lies in [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/), [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: [Ambagahalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/ambagahalanda/), [Galambalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/galambalama/), [Hijrapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/hijrapura/), [Maberiyathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/maberiyathenna/), [Senarathwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/senarathwela/), [Vilamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/vilamuna/) and [Wewegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/wewegama/). By area it is the 7618th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/). The centre of Ellepola is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2920° N, 80.7549° E. Local names: ඇල්ලේපොල . 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 Ellepola Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ellepola. - Godamattitta - Welletota 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 Ellepola Named natural and historic features inside Ellepola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Bambaragala · 524 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Ernestwood 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 Ellepola 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 Ellepola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Base Hospital Theldeniya · Vilamuna 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30711&mlon=80.76430#map=17/7.30711/80.76430) Bank Commercial Bank · Gonawala South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29919&mlon=80.73725#map=17/7.29919/80.73725) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Vilamuna 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31049&mlon=80.76363#map=17/7.31049/80.76363) Hotel Victoria Villa · Galambalama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29463&mlon=80.74662#map=17/7.29463/80.74662) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Teldeniya National School · Vilamuna 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30883&mlon=80.76284#map=17/7.30883/80.76284) College SLIIT Kandy · Balagolla East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28381&mlon=80.72243#map=17/7.28381/80.72243) Police station Divisional Crime Detective Bureau Teldeniya · Vilamuna 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31014&mlon=80.76392#map=17/7.31014/80.76392) 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 Medadumbara DS Division - Ambagahalanda - Ambalagala - Ambale - Amupitiya - Bambaragahadeniya - Bobebila - Bomure - Bulathwatta - Burnside - Doraliyadda South - Duckwariya - Dunhinna - Elliyadda - Embalagama - Ferndail - Gabbela - Galabadawatta - Galambalama - Galkotuwa - Gangasirigama - Giddawa - Giddawa-Waradiwela - Godamunna - Gonawala - Hakmana - Hathiyalwela - Heeloya - Hijrapura - Kandegama - Kandekumbura - Karalliyadda - Katugoda - Kiribattalawa - Kotaganga - Kurukohogama - Maberiyathenna - Madapola - Madeniyawaka - Mahadoraliyadda - Maharawela - Makuldeniya - Maneluwa - Mangoda - Meda Gammedda - Medamahanuwara - Meegahalanda - Meegahamaditta - Meeriyagolla - Metideniya - Moragahamula - Nagolla - Namandagala - Nilgala - Nithulemada - Nugepathana - Pallebage - Poddalgoda - Putuhapuwa - Puwakgahadiwela - Rajagala - Rambukpotha - Rambukwella - Rambukwella - East - Randeniya - Randiwela - Rangala - Rangala Aluthwatta - Ranmulla - Retiyagama - Sandasiri Dunuvila - Senarathwela - Siridigana - Thangappuwa - Thennalanda - Thunisgala - Udabage - Udagammedda - Udathenna - Udawela - Udispattuwa - Vilamuna - Waradiwela - Watapana - Wathuliyadda - Wegala - Weladaramba - Welapahala - Weliketiya - Wellethota - Werapitiya - Werathenna - Wewegama ## Quick answers - Where is Ellepola?In Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ellepola?Ambagahalanda, Galambalama, Hijrapura, Maberiyathenna, Senarathwela, Vilamuna and Wewegama - How many villages are in Ellepola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ellepola?Bambaragala (524 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ellepola?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ellepola?District Base Hospital Theldeniya, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ellepola?Commercial Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ellepola?Sampath ATM, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ellepola?Co-op Filling Station, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ellepola?LK2124365 (OCHA common operational dataset)