# Welegama GN division, Pathahewaheta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/welegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathahewaheta DS Division # Welegama Welegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.28 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.3km² - 1mapped services - 652 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welegama? Welegama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bolepa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/bolepa/), [Godamunna East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/godamunna-east/), [Medagama Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/medagama-pallegama/), [Medagama Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/medagama-udagama/) and [Narangasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/narangasthenna/). By area it is the 9086th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Pathahewaheta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/). The centre of Welegama is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2279° N, 80.7142° E. Local names: වෙ‍ලේගම . 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 Welegama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Welegama. - Medagama Pallegama - Poojagoda 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 Welegama 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 Welegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Marassana Hospital · Marassana 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22033&mlon=80.73628#map=17/7.22033/80.73628) Bank Bank of Ceylon - Marassana · Meeruppa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21683&mlon=80.73907#map=17/7.21683/80.73907) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 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 Dream Lodge · Welegama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22415&mlon=80.71059#map=17/7.22415/80.71059) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Godamunna School · Godamunna East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22848&mlon=80.70218#map=17/7.22848/80.70218) College Belwood Art College · Palugama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20993&mlon=80.68270#map=17/7.20993/80.68270) Police station Thalathuoya Police Station · Thalathuoya West 3.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Welegama Places mapped inside Welegama in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Pathahewaheta DS Division - Ankelipitiya - Batagalla - Bawlana - Bolepa - Bootawatta North - Bootawatta South - Bopitiya - Damunugolla - Doolmure - Elikewela - Ethulgama East - Ethulgama North - Ethulgama South - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Welegama?In Pathahewaheta DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welegama?Bolepa, Godamunna East, Medagama Pallegama, Medagama Udagama and Narangasthenna - How many villages are in Welegama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Welegama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Welegama?Marassana Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welegama?Bank of Ceylon - Marassana, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welegama?Sampath ATM, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welegama?Talatuoya Gas Station, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welegama?LK2145245 (OCHA common operational dataset)