# Watakele GN division, Panvila DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/watakele/ Grama Niladhari division · Panvila DS Division # Watakele Watakele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **6.12 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.1km² ## Where is Watakele? Watakele 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 4 other GN divisions: [Etanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/etanwala/), [Kelebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kelebokka/), [Kosgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kosgama/) and [Mahapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/mahapathana/). By area it is the 2296th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.6% of [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/). The centre of Watakele is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4298° N, 80.7406° E. Local names: වටකැලේ . 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 Watakele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Watakele. - Wattekele 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 Watakele Named natural and historic features inside Watakele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Wattekelle 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 Watakele 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 Watakele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madulkelle Hospital · Madulkele 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39803&mlon=80.73319#map=17/7.39803/80.73319) Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) Hotel Knuckles Barefoot Inns · Kosgama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40374&mlon=80.74689#map=17/7.40374/80.74689) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Mahapathana Primary School · Mahapathana 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41728&mlon=80.72730#map=17/7.41728/80.72730) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 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 Panvila DS Division - Angammana - Arattana - Beddegama - Gomaraya - Hathale - Kelebokka - Kosgama - Madulkele - Mahapathana - Panvila - Pitawala - Thawalanthenna - Udugoda ## Quick answers - Where is Watakele?In Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Watakele?Etanwala, Kelebokka, Kosgama and Mahapathana - How many villages are in Watakele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Watakele?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Watakele?Madulkelle Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Watakele?RDB Bank, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Watakele?Sampath ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Watakele?Ceypetco, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Watakele?LK2115010 (OCHA common operational dataset)