# Ethulgama South GN division, Pathahewaheta DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathahewaheta DS Division # Ethulgama South Ethulgama South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.03 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.0km² - 777 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ethulgama South? Ethulgama South lies in [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/), [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: [Ethulgama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-east/), [Ethulgama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-north/), [Ethulgama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-west/), [Haputhale Egodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/haputhale-egodagama/), [Perawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/perawatta-east/), [Perawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/perawatta-west/) and [Sriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/sriyagama/). By area it is the 6860th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/). The centre of Ethulgama South is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2343° N, 80.6655° E. Local names: ඇතුල්ගම දකුණ . 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 Ethulgama South Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ethulgama South. Settlements here lie between about 734 m and 791 m above sea level (median 777 m). - Elamaldeniya - Ethulgama - Weligaldeniya 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). ## Weather in Ethulgama South 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 235 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 Ethulgama South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thalathuoya Hospital · Thalathuoya West 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25118&mlon=80.68936#map=17/7.25118/80.68936) Bank Divineguma · Galaha 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19838&mlon=80.66793#map=17/7.19838/80.66793) ATM BoC · Deiyannewela 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28684&mlon=80.63143#map=17/7.28684/80.63143) Petrol pump Talatuoya Gas Station · Thalathuoya East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25005&mlon=80.69236#map=17/7.25005/80.69236) Hotel Jungle Tide · Pooliyadda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23440&mlon=80.65609#map=17/7.23440/80.65609) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Ethulgama School · Ethulgama North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24529&mlon=80.67136#map=17/7.24529/80.67136) College CCL Academy · Pooliyadda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23500&mlon=80.65464#map=17/7.23500/80.65464) Police station Thalathuoya Police Station · Thalathuoya West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25170&mlon=80.68955#map=17/7.25170/80.68955) 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 Pathahewaheta DS Division - Ankelipitiya - Batagalla - Bawlana - Bolepa - Bootawatta North - Bootawatta South - Bopitiya - Damunugolla - Doolmure - Elikewela - Ethulgama East - Ethulgama North - Ethulgama West - Galagoda - Galthenna - Godalawela - Godamunna East - Godamunna West - Godompitiya - Haputhale Egodagama - Haputhale Pallegama - Haputhale Udagama - Haragama - Hewavissa East - Hewavissa West - Hippola - Kahambiliyawa - Kandewela - Kapuliyadda East - Kapuliyadda West - Kethigannawela - Kiriwanagoda - Kossinna - Letiyagolla - Marassana - Medadeniya - Medagama Pallegama - Medagama Udagama - Meeruppa - Monarangala - Moragolla - Narangasthenna - Neelawala - Nehiniwela - Nugaliyadda Ihala - Nugaliyadda Pahala - Oluwawatta - Pathamailapitiya North - Pathamailapitiya South - Pinnagolla - Pooliyadda - Pothgoda - Pussathenna - Ratemulla - Singharagama - Sriyagama - Thalathuoya East - Thalathuoya West - Udamailapitiya North - Udamailapitiya South - Ududeniya - Ududeniya Madige - Uduwela Pallegama East - Uduwela Pallegama South - Uduwela Pallegama West - Uduwela Udagama East - Uduwela Udagama West - Uduwelawatta Colony - Unuvinna East - Unuvinna West - Wathuliyedda - Welegama ## Quick answers - Where is Ethulgama South?In Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ethulgama South?Ethulgama East, Ethulgama North, Ethulgama West, Haputhale Egodagama, Perawatta East, Perawatta West and Sriyagama - How many villages are in Ethulgama South?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ethulgama South?Settlements lie between 734 m and 791 m - What is the best time to visit Ethulgama South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ethulgama South?Thalathuoya Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ethulgama South?Divineguma, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ethulgama South?BoC, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethulgama South?Talatuoya Gas Station, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ethulgama South?LK2145155 (OCHA common operational dataset)