# Arattana GN division, Panvila DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/arattana/ Grama Niladhari division · Panvila DS Division # Arattana Arattana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.79 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.8km² - 1mapped services - 593 mtypical elevation ## Where is Arattana? Arattana lies in [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Beddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/beddegama/), [Elliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/elliyadda/), [Galkotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/galkotuwa/), [Hathale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/hathale/), [Kosgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kosgama/), [Madulkele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/madulkele/), [Naranpanawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/naranpanawa-west/), [Panvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/panvila/) and [Werapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/werapitiya/). By area it is the 3096th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.2% of [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/). The centre of Arattana is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3796° N, 80.7414° E. Local names: අරත්තන . 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 Arattana Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Arattana. Settlements here lie between about 529 m and 734 m above sea level (median 593 m). - Araththana - Arattana Udagammedda - Beddegamawatta - Deyarabedutenna - Dikhinna Patana - Gangatennagama 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Arattana Named natural and historic features inside Arattana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kota Ganga ### Estates 2 estates. - Arratenna - Waragalanda 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 Arattana 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 Arattana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madulkelle Hospital · Madulkele 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39803&mlon=80.73319#map=17/7.39803/80.73319) Bank People's Bank · Wattegama 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35060&mlon=80.68184#map=17/7.35060/80.68184) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) Hotel Hatale Tea Estate Bungalow · Hathale 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37524&mlon=80.72771#map=17/7.37524/80.72771) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Araththana Primary School · Arattana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37472&mlon=80.74315#map=17/7.37472/80.74315) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Police Station, Rangala · Amupitiya 6.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Arattana Places mapped inside Arattana in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Panvila DS Division - Angammana - Beddegama - Gomaraya - Hathale - Kelebokka - Kosgama - Madulkele - Mahapathana - Panvila - Pitawala - Thawalanthenna - Udugoda - Watakele ## Quick answers - Where is Arattana?In Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Arattana?Beddegama, Elliyadda, Galkotuwa, Hathale, Kosgama, Madulkele, Naranpanawa West, Panvila and Werapitiya - How many villages are in Arattana?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Arattana?Settlements lie between 529 m and 734 m - What is the best time to visit Arattana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Arattana?Madulkelle Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Arattana?People's Bank, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Arattana?Sampath ATM, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arattana?Ceypetco, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Arattana?LK2115040 (OCHA common operational dataset)