# Watagalathenna GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/watagalathenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division # Watagalathenna Watagalathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.52 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.5km² ## Where is Watagalathenna? Watagalathenna 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 6 other GN divisions: [Batagolladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/batagolladeniya/), [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/galkanda/), [Godahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/godahena/), [Kahatagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kahatagasthenna/), [Palliya Kotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/palliya-kotuwa/) and [Rambukewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/rambukewela/). By area it is the 12348th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Watagalathenna is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4094° N, 80.5718° E. Local names: වටගලතැන්න . 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 Watagalathenna Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Watagalathenna. - Godahena 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 Watagalathenna Named natural and historic features inside Watagalathenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Novazembla 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 Watagalathenna 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 Watagalathenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Godahena Rural Hospital · Godahena 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39994&mlon=80.57882#map=17/7.39994/80.57882) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bokkawala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39273&mlon=80.55394#map=17/7.39273/80.55394) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) Hotel Galhinna ගල්හින්න கல்ஹின்னை · Palliya Kotuwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41723&mlon=80.56507#map=17/7.41723/80.56507) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Udagama Devananda Vidyalaya · Ankumbura Udagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42430&mlon=80.56732#map=17/7.42430/80.56732) College Regency bording school · Wewala North 2.4 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 3.3 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 - 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 - Watagoda - Welgala - Weligalla - Wewala - Wewala North ## Quick answers - Where is Watagalathenna?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Watagalathenna?Batagolladeniya, Galkanda, Godahena, Kahatagasthenna, Palliya Kotuwa and Rambukewela - How many villages are in Watagalathenna?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Watagalathenna?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Watagalathenna?Godahena Rural Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Watagalathenna?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Watagalathenna?NSB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Watagalathenna?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Watagalathenna?LK2106095 (OCHA common operational dataset)