# Alawattegama GN division, Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Alawattegama

Alawattegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 532 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alawattegama?

Alawattegama lies in [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/), [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: [Ban Anga](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/ban-anga/), [Kandanhena East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kandanhena-east/), [Kumburegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kumburegama/), [Medawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/medawala/) and [Namaltenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/namaltenna/). By area it is the 12772nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Alawattegama is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3653° N, 80.5529° E. Local names: අලවත්තේගම .

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 Alawattegama

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

- Kandanhena

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 Alawattegama 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 Alawattegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medawala Hospital · Medawala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35792&mlon=80.56649#map=17/7.35792/80.56649) 

Bank bank · Medawala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35772&mlon=80.56503#map=17/7.35772/80.56503) 

ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel Uga Divi Paya Banquet Hall · Adungama Palkumbura 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34539&mlon=80.54992#map=17/7.34539/80.54992) 

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 Girihaagama Primary School · Ban Anga 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36092&mlon=80.54543#map=17/7.36092/80.54543) 

College Regency bording school · Wewala North 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) 

Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37385&mlon=80.52607#map=17/7.37385/80.52607) 

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 Tumpane DS Division

- Adungama Palkumbura
- Akkarawatta
- Ambagahahena
- Ban Anga
- Barandara
- Bonakot
- Damunugasthenna
- Dehideniya
- Delgasyaya
- Diyapalagoda
- Etambegoda
- Ethamulla
- Galabawa
- Galagedara
- Galagedara Madige
- Galagedara Madige South
- Galagedara West
- Gallenawatta
- Gangodapitiya
- Gunadaha
- Haddapitiya
- Henegama Palkumbura
- Hikgodawalpola
- Hiyadala
- Hiyadala Walpola
- Idamegama
- Kaluwana
- Kandanhena East
- Kandekumbura
- Kannadeniya
- Kinigama East
- Kinigama West
- Kirindiwelpola
- Kobbegala
- Kumburegama
- Kuragama
- Kuragama North
- Marawanagoda
- Medagoda Ihala
- Medagoda Pahala
- Meegahahena
- Meegahahena South
- Minigamuwa
- Minigamuwa Ihala
- Namaltenna
- Naranwala
- Nikathenna
- Niyambepola
- Niyangoda
- Opalla
- Pallekotuwa
- Palukopi Watta
- Paranagama
- Pavulpawa
- Pethigewela
- Poholiyadda
- Ponnila
- Pubbiliya
- Rokhill
- Thahalpitiya
- Thennewela
- Udahenepola
- Udalagama
- Udapitiya
- Uduwa
- Wettewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Alawattegama?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alawattegama?Ban Anga, Kandanhena East, Kumburegama, Medawala and Namaltenna
- How many villages are in Alawattegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alawattegama?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alawattegama?Medawala Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alawattegama?bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alawattegama?BOC, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alawattegama?Co-operative Filling Station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alawattegama?LK2103070 (OCHA common operational dataset)