# Poholiyadda GN division, Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Poholiyadda

Poholiyadda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.51 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 350 mtypical elevation

## Where is Poholiyadda?

Poholiyadda 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 10 other GN divisions: [Eramuduliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/eramuduliyadda/), [Etambegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/etambegoda/), [Hiyadala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/hiyadala/), [Kuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kuragama/), [Kuragama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kuragama-north/), [Nikathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/nikathenna/), [Sivurupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/sivurupitiya/), [Thahalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/thahalpitiya/), [Thennewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/thennewela/) and [Udahenepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/udahenepola/). By area it is the 8316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Poholiyadda is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3471° N, 80.5233° E. Local names: පොහොලියද්ද .

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 Poholiyadda

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

- Poholiyadda

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 Poholiyadda 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 (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 192 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 25 175 

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 Poholiyadda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical officer of Health Office- Galagedara · Galagedara West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37165&mlon=80.52517#map=17/7.37165/80.52517) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Galagedara West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37318&mlon=80.52306#map=17/7.37318/80.52306) 

ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 9.7 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 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel · Udapitiya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36831&mlon=80.52610#map=17/7.36831/80.52610) 

Mall City Choice · Gangoda 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) 

School Minigamuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Minigamuwa 2.2 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 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) 

Police station Galagedara Police · Haddapitiya 3.0 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
- 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
- Ponnila
- Pubbiliya
- Rokhill
- Thahalpitiya
- Thennewela
- Udahenepola
- Udalagama
- Udapitiya
- Uduwa
- Wettewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Poholiyadda?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Poholiyadda?Eramuduliyadda, Etambegoda, Hiyadala, Kuragama, Kuragama North, Nikathenna, Sivurupitiya, Thahalpitiya, Thennewela and Udahenepola
- How many villages are in Poholiyadda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Poholiyadda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Poholiyadda?Medical officer of Health Office- Galagedara, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Poholiyadda?Peoples Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Poholiyadda?BOC, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poholiyadda?Co-operative Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Poholiyadda?LK2103305 (OCHA common operational dataset)