# Kinigama East GN division, Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Kinigama East

Kinigama East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.58 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 327 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kinigama East?

Kinigama East 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 8 other GN divisions: [Aludeniya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/aludeniya-north/), [Aludeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/aludeniya-south/), [Amboruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/amboruwa/), [Galdola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/galdola/), [Kaluwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kaluwana/), [Kinigama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kinigama-west/), [Medagoda Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/medagoda-ihala/) and [Ponnila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/ponnila/). By area it is the 12055th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Kinigama East is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3699° N, 80.4840° E. Local names: කිණිගම නැගෙනහිර .

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 Kinigama East

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

- Kinigama
- Pottila

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 Kinigama East and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 215 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 23 108 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 26 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 24 101 

Jul 24 82 

Aug 24 92 

Sep 24 129 

Oct 24 234 

Nov 24 274 

Dec 23 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kinigama East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital · Dunkumbura 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34272&mlon=80.47726#map=17/7.34272/80.47726) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Galagedara Madige South 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37286&mlon=80.51813#map=17/7.37286/80.51813) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Yodhagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29972&mlon=80.38650#map=17/7.29972/80.38650) 

Petrol pump Filling Station · Mawathagama West 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43292&mlon=80.44615#map=17/7.43292/80.44615) 

Hotel Malwathugoda Walawwa · Gunadaha 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37033&mlon=80.50702#map=17/7.37033/80.50702) 

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 Uduwa Maha Vidyalaya. · Uduwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36050&mlon=80.48572#map=17/7.36050/80.48572) 

College Kottamba Pitiya Muslim Central College · Boyagoda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) 

Police station Hataraliyadda Police Station · Hatharaliyadda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33700&mlon=80.47190#map=17/7.33700/80.47190) 

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
- Hiyadala Walpola
- Idamegama
- Kaluwana
- Kandanhena East
- Kandekumbura
- Kannadeniya
- 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 Kinigama East?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kinigama East?Aludeniya North, Aludeniya South, Amboruwa, Galdola, Kaluwana, Kinigama West, Medagoda Ihala and Ponnila
- How many villages are in Kinigama East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kinigama East?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kinigama East?Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kinigama East?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kinigama East?Sampath ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kinigama East?Filling Station, about 8.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kinigama East?LK2103180 (OCHA common operational dataset)