# Ferndail GN division, Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Medadumbara DS Division 

# Ferndail

Ferndail is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.18 km²**.

- 2.2km²

## Where is Ferndail?

Ferndail 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 5 other GN divisions: [Burnside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/burnside/), [Hakmana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/hakmana/), [Karambaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/karambaketiya/), [Kobonilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kobonilla/) and [Thangappuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thangappuwa/). By area it is the 6512th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/). The centre of Ferndail is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3608° N, 80.8278° E. Local names: ෆෙරන්ඩේල් .

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 Ferndail 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 Ferndail

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital- Udadumbara · Kirigankumbura 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31919&mlon=80.87833#map=17/7.31919/80.87833) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Udispattuwa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31344&mlon=80.78446#map=17/7.31344/80.78446) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) 

Hotel Knuckles edge · Hakmana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35620&mlon=80.83089#map=17/7.35620/80.83089) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Galabodawatta School · Nagolla 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36627&mlon=80.76907#map=17/7.36627/80.76907) 

College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) 

Police station Police Station, Rangala · Amupitiya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33128&mlon=80.77270#map=17/7.33128/80.77270) 

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
- Ellepola
- Elliyadda
- Embalagama
- 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 Ferndail?In Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ferndail?Burnside, Hakmana, Karambaketiya, Kobonilla and Thangappuwa
- What is the best time to visit Ferndail?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ferndail?District Hospital- Udadumbara, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ferndail?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ferndail?Sampath ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ferndail?Ceypetco, about 7.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ferndail?LK2124080 (OCHA common operational dataset)