# Hiyadala GN division, Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Hiyadala

Hiyadala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 362 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hiyadala?

Hiyadala 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 4 other GN divisions: [Hiyadala Walpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/hiyadala-walpola/), [Kuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kuragama/), [Poholiyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/poholiyadda/) and [Thennewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/thennewela/). By area it is the 11859th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Hiyadala is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3461° N, 80.5131° E. Local names: හියදෑල .

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 Hiyadala

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hiyadala.

- Hiyadala
- Tenne Welagama

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 Hiyadala

Named natural and historic features inside Hiyadala, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Traffordhill Group

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 Hiyadala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 180 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 22 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 25 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 23 274 

Dec 23 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hiyadala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Care Hospital · Handabowa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32584&mlon=80.50575#map=17/7.32584/80.50575) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Galagedara Madige South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37286&mlon=80.51813#map=17/7.37286/80.51813) 

ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26562&mlon=80.55418#map=17/7.26562/80.55418) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel Grand lavender hotel · Hikgodawalpola 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36634&mlon=80.50800#map=17/7.36634/80.50800) 

Mall City Choice · Gangoda 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) 

School Minigamuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Minigamuwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34054&mlon=80.50495#map=17/7.34054/80.50495) 

College Kottamba Pitiya Muslim Central College · Boyagoda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) 

Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 3.4 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
- Alawattegama
- 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 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 Hiyadala?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hiyadala?Hiyadala Walpola, Kuragama, Poholiyadda and Thennewela
- How many villages are in Hiyadala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Hiyadala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hiyadala?Primary Care Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hiyadala?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hiyadala?NSB ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hiyadala?Co-operative Filling Station, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hiyadala?LK2103310 (OCHA common operational dataset)