# Westhole GN division, Pasbagekorale DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/westhole/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasbagekorale DS Division # Westhole Westhole is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **12.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 12.6km² ## Where is Westhole? Westhole 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bogahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/bogahawatta/), [Greenwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/greenwood/), [Hydree](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/hydree/), [Inguruoya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/inguruoya-north/), [Inguruoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/inguruoya-south/), [Kadiyanlena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/kadiyanlena/) and [Queensberry](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/queensberry/). By area it is the 888th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.4% of [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/). The centre of Westhole is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9863° N, 80.5739° E. Local names: වෙස්ට්හෝල් . 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 Westhole Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Westhole. - Barcaple - Westhall 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 Westhole Named natural and historic features inside Westhole, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 peak. - Rilagala · 1,552 m ### Estates 6 estates; 1 tea estate. - Barcaple - Kandiyanlena - Maymally - Queensberry - Rilagala - Westhall Group - Westhule 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 Westhole 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 Westhole Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Watawala Government Hospital · Watawala 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94318&mlon=80.54029#map=17/6.94318/80.54029) Bank People's Bank · Watawala 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94500&mlon=80.53888#map=17/6.94500/80.53888) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kuduoya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92265&mlon=80.60272#map=17/6.92265/80.60272) Hotel Templestowe State Bungalow · Hydree 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95322&mlon=80.55656#map=17/6.95322/80.55656) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School Ananda Dasanayaka Maha Vidyalaya · Thelissagala 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02550&mlon=80.59190#map=17/7.02550/80.59190) College The Wingham College · Ginigathhena 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99489&mlon=80.49108#map=17/6.99489/80.49108) Police station Watawala Police Station · Watawala 6.0 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. ## 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 - Penithuduwa - Uda Rambukpitiya - Warakawa - Weligampola - Weligodawatta - Wewegama ## Quick answers - Where is Westhole?In Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Westhole?Bogahawatta, Greenwood, Hydree, Inguruoya North, Inguruoya South, Kadiyanlena and Queensberry - How many villages are in Westhole?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Westhole?Rilagala (1,552 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Westhole?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Westhole?Watawala Government Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Westhole?People's Bank, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Westhole?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Westhole?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Westhole?LK2157125 (OCHA common operational dataset)