# Weraganthota GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/weraganthota/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Weraganthota Weraganthota is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.25 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.2km² - 2mapped services - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Weraganthota? Weraganthota 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 4 other GN divisions: [Bulathwelkandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/bulathwelkandura/), [Mahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mahawala/), [Morayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/morayaya/) and [Poojanagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/poojanagaraya/). By area it is the 4592nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Weraganthota is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3150° N, 80.9740° E. Local names: වේරගන්තොට . 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 Weraganthota Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Weraganthota. Settlements here lie between about 91 m and 92 m above sea level (median 92 m). - Alumuwara - Mahiyangana - Weragantota 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 Weraganthota 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 450 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 27 164 Jun 26 101 Jul 26 82 Aug 26 92 Sep 26 129 Oct 26 234 Nov 25 274 Dec 25 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Weraganthota Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය · Poojanagaraya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32501&mlon=80.99103#map=17/7.32501/80.99103) Bank Peoples Bank · Mahiyanganaya Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33905&mlon=80.99013#map=17/7.33905/80.99013) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel Sorabora Gedara Hotel · Weraganthota 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31667&mlon=80.98280#map=17/7.31667/80.98280) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School National school mahiyangana · Poojanagaraya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32799&mlon=80.99182#map=17/7.32799/80.99182) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 3.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Weraganthota Places mapped inside Weraganthota in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## 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 - Kolonyaya - 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 - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Weraganthota?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Weraganthota?Bulathwelkandura, Mahawala, Morayaya and Poojanagaraya - How many villages are in Weraganthota?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Weraganthota?Settlements lie between 91 m and 92 m - What is the best time to visit Weraganthota?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Weraganthota?Base Hospital Mahiyangana - මුලික රෝහල මහියංගණය, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Weraganthota?Peoples Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Weraganthota?Sampath ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weraganthota?SINOPEC, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Weraganthota?LK2121180 (OCHA common operational dataset)