# Ethulgama West GN division, Pathahewaheta DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathahewaheta DS Division # Ethulgama West Ethulgama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.07 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.1km² - 931 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ethulgama West? Ethulgama West 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ethulgama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-north/), [Ethulgama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-south/), [Perawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/perawatta-west/), [Pooliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/pooliyadda/), [Ratemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ratemulla/) and [Uduwela Pallegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwela-pallegama-east/). By area it is the 6789th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/). The centre of Ethulgama West is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2334° N, 80.6588° E. Local names: ඇතුල්ගම බටහිර . 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 West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ethulgama West. - Matiyagollawatta - Metiyagolla 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 Ethulgama West Named natural and historic features inside Ethulgama West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Dohagalla - Ingrogalla 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 Ethulgama West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 389 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 19 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ethulgama West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thalathuoya Hospital · Thalathuoya West 3.9 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 6.7 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 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25005&mlon=80.69236#map=17/7.25005/80.69236) Hotel Jungle Tide · Pooliyadda 0.3 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 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Ethulgama School · Ethulgama North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24529&mlon=80.67136#map=17/7.24529/80.67136) College CCL Academy · Pooliyadda 0.5 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 4.0 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 South - 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 West?In Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ethulgama West?Ethulgama North, Ethulgama South, Perawatta West, Pooliyadda, Ratemulla and Uduwela Pallegama East - How many villages are in Ethulgama West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ethulgama West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ethulgama West?Thalathuoya Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ethulgama West?Divineguma, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ethulgama West?BoC, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethulgama West?Talatuoya Gas Station, about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ethulgama West?LK2145150 (OCHA common operational dataset)