# Girakaduwa GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/girakaduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division # Girakaduwa Girakaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.44 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Girakaduwa? Girakaduwa lies in [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/), [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: [Ambathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/ambathenna/), [Dodangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/dodangolla/), [Kahawatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kahawatta-north/), [Kahawatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kahawatta-south/), [Kendaliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/kendaliyadda/), [Kurudugahaela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/kurudugahaela/), [Mandandawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/mandandawela/) and [Uggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/uggala/). By area it is the 12728th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/). The centre of Girakaduwa is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3582° N, 80.6228° E. Local names: ගිරාකඩුව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Girakaduwa 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 Girakaduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zia Memorial Hospital · Kurudugahaela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36360&mlon=80.61898#map=17/7.36360/80.61898) Bank Commercial Bank · Kurudugahaela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36179&mlon=80.61787#map=17/7.36179/80.61787) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump W A Perera and Son Dealer · Pitakanda Gama 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31939&mlon=80.62978#map=17/7.31939/80.62978) Hotel Sigiriya King's Resort · Batugoda South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36247&mlon=80.59570#map=17/7.36247/80.59570) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School American College Of Higher Education Akurana · Kurudugahaela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36279&mlon=80.61811#map=17/7.36279/80.61811) College The Open University of Sri Lanka · Girakaduwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35711&mlon=80.62667#map=17/7.35711/80.62667) Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 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 Girakaduwa Places mapped inside Girakaduwa in open map data, by type. - 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 Pathadumbara DS Division - Abasingama - Aluthgama - Ambathenna - Balanagala - Bogahakumbura - Deegahawathura - Doragamuwa - Egodagama - Eriyagasthenna - Galadeniya - Galewatta - Gunembill - Gunnepana Madige - Hamindagoda - Ihala Yatawara - Kahalla - Kalugalawatta - Kendaliyadda - Ketakahala - Leemagahadeniya - Madawala - Madawala Madige - Mahakumbura - Mandandawela - Meegamawatta - Meegammana - Meegammana West - Megodagama - Millanga - Molagodayawatta - Moonamale - Napana - Nawayalathenna - Pallethalavinna - Pallethalavinna Ihala - Paranagama - Pihilladeniya - Pitiyegedara - Polgolla - Puwakgahadeniya - Thalkotuwa - Udathalavinna - Udathalavinna Madige - Udurawana - Walala - Walpaladeniya - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Yatawara - Yatawara Kandagama - Yatirawana ## Quick answers - Where is Girakaduwa?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Girakaduwa?Ambathenna, Dodangolla, Kahawatta North, Kahawatta South, Kendaliyadda, Kurudugahaela, Mandandawela and Uggala - What is the best time to visit Girakaduwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Girakaduwa?Zia Memorial Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Girakaduwa?Commercial Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Girakaduwa?NSB, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Girakaduwa?W A Perera and Son Dealer, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Girakaduwa?LK2112135 (OCHA common operational dataset)