# Thawalanthenna GN division, Panvila DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/thawalanthenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Panvila DS Division # Thawalanthenna Thawalanthenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **18.5 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.5km² - 10mapped services - 918 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thawalanthenna? Thawalanthenna 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 8 other GN divisions: [Beddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/beddegama/), [Etanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/etanwala/), [Gomaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/gomaraya/), [Gonawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/gonawala/), [Karambaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/karambaketiya/), [Kosgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kosgama/), [Pusseela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/pusseela/) and [Thunisgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thunisgala/). By area it is the 539th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 19.9% of [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/). The centre of Thawalanthenna is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4090° N, 80.7822° E. Local names: තවලන්තැන්න . 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 Thawalanthenna Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thawalanthenna. - Haagalla - Hagala State - Huluganga - Tawalantennegama - Thawalanthenna 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 Thawalanthenna Named natural and historic features inside Thawalanthenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 9 estates; 1 estate. - Bambrella - Battagalla - Curusahanena - Dawattagalla - Hagalawatta - Haggala Group - Katooloya - Leangolla - Maddakelle - Marie Land 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 Thawalanthenna and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 376 m higher 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thawalanthenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madulkelle Hospital · Madulkele 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39803&mlon=80.73319#map=17/7.39803/80.73319) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Udispattuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31344&mlon=80.78446#map=17/7.31344/80.78446) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) Hotel Knuckles Bungalow · Thawalanthenna 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40771&mlon=80.78683#map=17/7.40771/80.78683) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Knuckles tamil school · Thawalanthenna 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40545&mlon=80.77861#map=17/7.40545/80.77861) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Police Station, Rangala · Amupitiya 8.7 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 Thawalanthenna Places mapped inside Thawalanthenna in open map data, by type. - Hotels8 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Arattana - Beddegama - Gomaraya - Hathale - Kelebokka - Kosgama - Madulkele - Mahapathana - Panvila - Pitawala - Udugoda - Watakele ## Quick answers - Where is Thawalanthenna?In Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thawalanthenna?Beddegama, Etanwala, Gomaraya, Gonawala, Karambaketiya, Kosgama, Pusseela and Thunisgala - How many villages are in Thawalanthenna?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thawalanthenna?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Thawalanthenna?Madulkelle Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thawalanthenna?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thawalanthenna?Sampath ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thawalanthenna?Ceypetco, about 9.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thawalanthenna?LK2115025 (OCHA common operational dataset)