# Kolonyaya GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/kolonyaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Kolonyaya Kolonyaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **8.04 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.0km² - 141 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kolonyaya? Kolonyaya lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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: [Asamodagamyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/asamodagamyaya/), [Batumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/batumulla/), [Bembiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/bembiya/), [Lunumadalaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/lunumadalaketiya/), [Minipe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/minipe/) and [Udayagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udayagala/). By area it is the 1608th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Kolonyaya is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2430° N, 80.9695° E. Local names: කොලොන්යාය . 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 Kolonyaya Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kolonyaya. Settlements here lie between about 123 m and 194 m above sea level (median 141 m). - Bembiya - Kosagahakandura North - Kosagahakandura South 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 Kolonyaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 401 m lower 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 24 108 Feb 25 86 Mar 26 104 Apr 27 175 May 26 164 Jun 26 101 Jul 25 82 Aug 25 92 Sep 25 129 Oct 25 234 Nov 25 274 Dec 24 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kolonyaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය · Poojanagaraya 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32501&mlon=80.99103#map=17/7.32501/80.99103) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel CECB circuit Banglow · Bembiya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20384&mlon=80.95189#map=17/7.20384/80.95189) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Dambagolla Sri Sumana Vidayalaya · Dambagolla 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25389&mlon=81.01449#map=17/7.25389/81.01449) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33520&mlon=80.99322#map=17/7.33520/80.99322) 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 Minipe DS Division - 08 Ela - Ambagahapelessa - Ambagolla - Asamodagamyaya - Batumulla - Bembiya - Bulathwelkandura - Dambagahawela - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Dungolla - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - Keenapelessa - Kindigoda North - Kindigoda South - Lunumadalaketiya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - Morayaya - Muttettuthenna - Pallegaladebokka - Pallewatta - Palugolla - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Kolonyaya?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kolonyaya?Asamodagamyaya, Batumulla, Bembiya, Lunumadalaketiya, Minipe and Udayagala - How many villages are in Kolonyaya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kolonyaya?Settlements lie between 123 m and 194 m - What is the best time to visit Kolonyaya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kolonyaya?Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kolonyaya?People's Bank, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kolonyaya?PET, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kolonyaya?SINOPEC, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kolonyaya?LK2121235 (OCHA common operational dataset)