# Morankanda GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division 

# Morankanda

Morankanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.03 km²**.

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## Where is Morankanda?

Morankanda 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 3 other GN divisions: [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/galkanda/), [Rambukewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/rambukewela/) and [Wewala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/wewala-north/). By area it is the 10046th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Morankanda is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4089° N, 80.5543° E. Local names: මොරන්කන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Morankanda 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 Morankanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital bokkawala · Bokkawala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39290&mlon=80.55321#map=17/7.39290/80.55321) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bokkawala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39273&mlon=80.55394#map=17/7.39273/80.55394) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Galhinna ගල්හින්න கல்ஹின்னை · Palliya Kotuwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41723&mlon=80.56507#map=17/7.41723/80.56507) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Udagama Devananda Vidyalaya · Ankumbura Udagama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42430&mlon=80.56732#map=17/7.42430/80.56732) 

College Regency bording school · Wewala North 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) 

Police station Ankumbura Police Station · Ankumbura North 3.9 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.

## Other GN divisions in Poojapitiya DS Division

- Alagoda
- Alawatta
- Ambaruppa
- Ankumbura North
- Ankumbura South
- 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
- 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 Morankanda?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Morankanda?Galkanda, Rambukewela and Wewala North
- What is the best time to visit Morankanda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Morankanda?bokkawala, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Morankanda?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Morankanda?NSB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morankanda?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Morankanda?LK2106100 (OCHA common operational dataset)