# Wattegama North GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/wattegama-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division # Wattegama North Wattegama North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.68 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 4mapped services - 493 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wattegama North? Wattegama North 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 6 other GN divisions: [Eriyagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/eriyagasthenna/), [Gunembill](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/gunembill/), [Ihala Yatawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/ihala-yatawara/), [Pitiyegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/pitiyegedara/), [Wattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/wattegama/) and [Yatirawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/yatirawana/). By area it is the 7795th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/). The centre of Wattegama North is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3533° N, 80.6858° E. Local names: වත්තේගම උතුර . 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 Wattegama North Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Wattegama North. Settlements here lie between about 482 m and 552 m above sea level (median 493 m). - Goonambilwatta - Katahitiyadeniya - Koholana - Narandanda 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 Wattegama North Named natural and historic features inside Wattegama North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Franklands 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 Wattegama North 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 Wattegama North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wattegama District Hospital · Wattegama North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36066&mlon=80.68237#map=17/7.36066/80.68237) Bank People's Bank · Wattegama 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35060&mlon=80.68184#map=17/7.35060/80.68184) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wattegama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34978&mlon=80.68119#map=17/7.34978/80.68119) Hotel Brookside Nature Hotel · Wattegama North 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35674&mlon=80.68103#map=17/7.35674/80.68103) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Hillwood college kandy · Wattegama North 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35179&mlon=80.68390#map=17/7.35179/80.68390) College Open University of Sri Lanka · Polgolla 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32576&mlon=80.65214#map=17/7.32576/80.65214) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 0.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Wattegama North Places mapped inside Wattegama North in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Girakaduwa - 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 - Yatawara - Yatawara Kandagama - Yatirawana ## Quick answers - Where is Wattegama North?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wattegama North?Eriyagasthenna, Gunembill, Ihala Yatawara, Pitiyegedara, Wattegama and Yatirawana - How many villages are in Wattegama North?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wattegama North?Settlements lie between 482 m and 552 m - What is the best time to visit Wattegama North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wattegama North?Wattegama District Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wattegama North?People's Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wattegama North?Sampath ATM, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wattegama North?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wattegama North?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Wattegama North?LK2112075 (OCHA common operational dataset)