# Gonawala GN division, Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Medadumbara DS Division 

# Gonawala

Gonawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.64 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.6km²

## Where is Gonawala?

Gonawala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Gomaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/gomaraya/), [Karambaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/karambaketiya/), [Kotaganga](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/kotaganga/), [Thangappuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thangappuwa/), [Thawalanthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/thawalanthenna/) and [Thunisgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thunisgala/). By area it is the 3196th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/). The centre of Gonawala is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3818° N, 80.8039° E. Local names: ගෝනවල .

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 Gonawala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gonawala.

- Kotaganga

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 Gonawala 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 Gonawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Madulkelle Hospital · Madulkele 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39803&mlon=80.73319#map=17/7.39803/80.73319) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Udispattuwa 7.9 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 Singha Filling station · Karalliyadda 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31635&mlon=80.75673#map=17/7.31635/80.75673) 

Hotel Knuckles Mountain Heavens Bungalow · Thunisgala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37200&mlon=80.78590#map=17/7.37200/80.78590) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Knuckles tamil school · Thawalanthenna 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40545&mlon=80.77861#map=17/7.40545/80.77861) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Police Station, Rangala · Amupitiya 6.6 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
- Ferndail
- Gabbela
- Galabadawatta
- Galambalama
- Galkotuwa
- Gangasirigama
- Giddawa
- Giddawa-Waradiwela
- Godamunna
- 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 Gonawala?In Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gonawala?Gomaraya, Karambaketiya, Kotaganga, Thangappuwa, Thawalanthenna and Thunisgala
- How many villages are in Gonawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gonawala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gonawala?Madulkelle Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gonawala?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gonawala?Sampath ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonawala?Singha Filling station, about 8.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gonawala?LK2124015 (OCHA common operational dataset)