# Hydree GN division, Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/hydree/

Grama Niladhari division · Pasbagekorale DS Division 

# Hydree

Hydree is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **14.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14.3km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Hydree?

Hydree lies in [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/), [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: [Bogahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/bogahawatta/), [Inguruoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/inguruoya-south/), [Kuduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/kuduoya/), [Rosella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/rosella/), [Stonycliff](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/stonycliff/), [Watawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/watawala/), [Westhole](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/westhole/) and [Wewegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/wewegama/). By area it is the 754th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 11.7% of [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/). The centre of Hydree is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9630° N, 80.5611° E. Local names: හයිඩ්‍රි .

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 Hydree

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Hydree.

- Haidri
- Templestowe
- Wigton Estate

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 Hydree

Named natural and historic features inside Hydree, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

5 estates.

- Atherton
- Heidri
- Templestowe Estate
- Wigton
- Woodstock

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 Hydree 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 Hydree

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Watawala Government Hospital · Watawala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94318&mlon=80.54029#map=17/6.94318/80.54029) 

Bank People's Bank · Watawala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94500&mlon=80.53888#map=17/6.94500/80.53888) 

ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kuduoya 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92265&mlon=80.60272#map=17/6.92265/80.60272) 

Hotel Templestowe State Bungalow · Hydree 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95322&mlon=80.55656#map=17/6.95322/80.55656) 

Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) 

School Watawala Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Watawala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94180&mlon=80.54085#map=17/6.94180/80.54085) 

College The Wingham College · Ginigathhena 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99489&mlon=80.49108#map=17/6.99489/80.49108) 

Police station Watawala Police Station · Watawala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94561&mlon=80.53777#map=17/6.94561/80.53777) 

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 Hydree

Places mapped inside Hydree in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Pasbagekorale DS Division

- Aluthgama
- Balanthota North
- Balanthota South
- Bawwagama
- Dandubediruppa
- Dekinda
- Greenwood
- Imbulpitiya
- Inguruoya North
- Inguruoya South
- Kadiyanlena
- Karahandungala
- Kendopitiya
- Mapakanda North
- Mapakanda South
- Nawalapitiya East
- Nawalapitiya North
- Nawalapitiya South
- Nawalapitiya West
- Pahala Rambukpitiya
- Pallegama
- Penithuduwa
- Uda Rambukpitiya
- Warakawa
- Weligampola
- Weligodawatta
- Westhole
- Wewegama

## Quick answers

- Where is Hydree?In Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hydree?Bogahawatta, Inguruoya South, Kuduoya, Rosella, Stonycliff, Watawala, Westhole and Wewegama
- How many villages are in Hydree?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Hydree?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hydree?Watawala Government Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hydree?People's Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hydree?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hydree?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hydree?LK2157145 (OCHA common operational dataset)
