# Ankumbura South GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ankumbura-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division 

# Ankumbura South

Ankumbura South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Ankumbura South?

Ankumbura South lies in [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Ankumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ankumbura-north/), [Dehiwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/dehiwatta/), [Egodamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/egodamulla-north/), [Egodamulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/egodamulla-south/), [Ihalamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ihalamulla/), [Pahala Kithulgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/pahala-kithulgolla/), [Pallegama Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/pallegama-pahala/), [Uda Kithulgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/uda-kithulgolla/) and [Welgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/welgala/). By area it is the 11522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Ankumbura South is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4347° N, 80.5709° E. Local names: අංකුඹුර 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 Ankumbura South

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ankumbura South.

- Ankumbura

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 Ankumbura South 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 Ankumbura South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ankumbura Ayurweda Dispensary · Ankumbura North 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43610&mlon=80.57363#map=17/7.43610/80.57363) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon ATM · Ankumbura North 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43830&mlon=80.57211#map=17/7.43830/80.57211) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Sathsara Reception Hall · Enasalmada 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44186&mlon=80.57360#map=17/7.44186/80.57360) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Ankumbura Parakrama Central College. (National School) · Ankumbura North 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43827&mlon=80.57316#map=17/7.43827/80.57316) 

College Ankumbura National College · Ankumbura North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43505&mlon=80.57878#map=17/7.43505/80.57878) 

Police station Ankumbura Police Station · Ankumbura North 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43881&mlon=80.57199#map=17/7.43881/80.57199) 

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 Ankumbura South

Places mapped inside Ankumbura South in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1

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 Poojapitiya DS Division

- Alagoda
- Alawatta
- Ambaruppa
- Ankumbura North
- Ankumbura Udagama
- Bamunupola
- Batagalla North
- Batagalla South
- Batagolladeniya
- Batugoda North
- Batugoda South
- Bokkawala
- Dehiwatta
- Diddeniya
- Diwanawatta
- Dolapihilla North
- Dolapihilla South
- Dombagammana
- Egodamulla North
- Egodamulla South
- Galhinna
- Galkanda
- Gallella
- Godahena
- Harankahawa
- Henegama
- Ihalamulla
- Kahatagasthenna
- Kahawatta North
- Kahawatta South
- Kaluwana North
- Kaluwana South
- Kiralagama
- Kovilamuduna
- Madadeniya
- Marathugoda North
- Marathugoda South
- Maruddana
- Medagoda
- Molagoda
- Morankanda
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Ovissa North
- Ovissa South
- Pahala Hingulwala
- Pahala Kithulgolla
- Paleepana
- Pallegama Pahala
- Palliya Kotuwa
- Pathirada
- Rambukewela
- Siyapathgama
- Uda Kithulgolla
- Udahena
- Udahingulwala
- Uggahakumbura
- Uggala Janapadaya
- Waldeniya
- Warakadeniya
- Watagalathenna
- Watagoda
- Welgala
- Weligalla
- Wewala
- Wewala North

## Quick answers

- Where is Ankumbura South?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ankumbura South?Ankumbura North, Dehiwatta, Egodamulla North, Egodamulla South, Ihalamulla, Pahala Kithulgolla, Pallegama Pahala, Uda Kithulgolla and Welgala
- How many villages are in Ankumbura South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ankumbura South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ankumbura South?Ankumbura Ayurweda Dispensary, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ankumbura South?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ankumbura South?People's Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ankumbura South?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ankumbura South?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ankumbura South?LK2106040 (OCHA common operational dataset)
