# Penithuduwa GN division, Pasbagekorale DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/penithuduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasbagekorale DS Division # Penithuduwa Penithuduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.47 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.5km² - 780 mtypical elevation ## Where is Penithuduwa? Penithuduwa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dandubediruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/dandubediruppa/), [Karahandungala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/karahandungala/), [Nawalapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/nawalapitiya-north/), [Nawalapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/nawalapitiya-south/), [Pahala Rambukpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/pahala-rambukpitiya/) and [Weligodawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/weligodawatta/). By area it is the 5885th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/). The centre of Penithuduwa is about 75 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0571° N, 80.5192° E. Local names: පැණිතුඩුව . 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 Penithuduwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Penithuduwa. - Bondadeniya - Brooklandswatta 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 Penithuduwa Named natural and historic features inside Penithuduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Brookslands 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 Penithuduwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 238 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 20 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Penithuduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Infinite Animal Clinic & Pet shop · Karahandungala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05094&mlon=80.52482#map=17/7.05094/80.52482) Bank Co operative Bank · Nawalapitiya North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05509&mlon=80.53220#map=17/7.05509/80.53220) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Samupa Sewa - Filling Station · Nawalapitiya East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05712&mlon=80.53542#map=17/7.05712/80.53542) Hotel SkyLark Guest House · Nawalapitiya North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05434&mlon=80.53316#map=17/7.05434/80.53316) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Anuruddha National School · Nawalapitiya South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05348&mlon=80.52733#map=17/7.05348/80.52733) College OPERA education centre · Balanthota South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02582&mlon=80.50028#map=17/7.02582/80.50028) Police station Nawalapitiya Police · Nawalapitiya West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05402&mlon=80.53402#map=17/7.05402/80.53402) 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 Pasbagekorale DS Division - Aluthgama - Balanthota North - Balanthota South - Bawwagama - Dandubediruppa - Dekinda - Greenwood - Hydree - Imbulpitiya - Inguruoya North - Inguruoya South - Kadiyanlena - Karahandungala - Kendopitiya - Mapakanda North - Mapakanda South - Nawalapitiya East - Nawalapitiya North - Nawalapitiya South - Nawalapitiya West - Pahala Rambukpitiya - Pallegama - Uda Rambukpitiya - Warakawa - Weligampola - Weligodawatta - Westhole - Wewegama ## Quick answers - Where is Penithuduwa?In Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Penithuduwa?Dandubediruppa, Karahandungala, Nawalapitiya North, Nawalapitiya South, Pahala Rambukpitiya and Weligodawatta - How many villages are in Penithuduwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Penithuduwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Penithuduwa?Infinite Animal Clinic & Pet shop, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Penithuduwa?Co operative Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Penithuduwa?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Penithuduwa?Samupa Sewa - Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Penithuduwa?LK2157025 (OCHA common operational dataset)