# Kotaganga GN division, Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/kotaganga/ Grama Niladhari division · Medadumbara DS Division # Kotaganga Kotaganga is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.07 km²**. - 3.1km² ## Where is Kotaganga? Kotaganga 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: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/bulathwatta/), [Duckwariya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/duckwariya/), [Gonawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/gonawala/), [Rangala Aluthwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/rangala-aluthwatta/), [Thangappuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thangappuwa/) and [Thunisgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thunisgala/). By area it is the 4837th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/). The centre of Kotaganga is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3661° N, 80.7990° E. Local names: කොටගඟ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kotaganga Named natural and historic features inside Kotaganga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gonawella 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 Kotaganga 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 Kotaganga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Teldeniya District Base Hospital · Vilamuna 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30774&mlon=80.76444#map=17/7.30774/80.76444) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Udispattuwa 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31344&mlon=80.78446#map=17/7.31344/80.78446) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Singha Filling station · Karalliyadda 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31635&mlon=80.75673#map=17/7.31635/80.75673) Hotel Knuckles Mountain Heavens Bungalow · Thunisgala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37200&mlon=80.78590#map=17/7.37200/80.78590) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Galabodawatta School · Nagolla 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36627&mlon=80.76907#map=17/7.36627/80.76907) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Police Station, Rangala · Amupitiya 4.8 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 - Gonawala - Hakmana - Hathiyalwela - Heeloya - Hijrapura - Kandegama - Kandekumbura - Karalliyadda - Katugoda - Kiribattalawa - 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 Kotaganga?In Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotaganga?Bulathwatta, Duckwariya, Gonawala, Rangala Aluthwatta, Thangappuwa and Thunisgala - What is the best time to visit Kotaganga?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotaganga?Teldeniya District Base Hospital, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotaganga?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotaganga?Sampath ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotaganga?Singha Filling station, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kotaganga?LK2124025 (OCHA common operational dataset)