# Bowala GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/bowala/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Bowala Bowala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.25 km²**. - 1.2km² ## Where is Bowala? Bowala lies in [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/), [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: [Appallagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/appallagoda-east/), [Appallagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/appallagoda-west/), [Hapugaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/hapugaspitiya/), [Maveekumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/maveekumbura-north/), [Ranawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/ranawala/) and [Rathmalkaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/rathmalkaduwa/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Bowala is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1848° N, 80.5557° E. Local names: බෝවල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Bowala Named natural and historic features inside Bowala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Ranawella 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 Bowala 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 Bowala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lahiru Medical Center · Gampola West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16459&mlon=80.56765#map=17/7.16459/80.56765) Bank People's Bank · Welamboda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20333&mlon=80.55380#map=17/7.20333/80.55380) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) Hotel W15 Ambuluwawa · Sinhapitiya North 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16559&mlon=80.54888#map=17/7.16559/80.54888) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Gampola Zahira College · Gampola East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16960&mlon=80.57173#map=17/7.16960/80.57173) College St.Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya Gampola · Gampola West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16476&mlon=80.56708#map=17/7.16476/80.56708) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 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 Udapalatha DS Division - Amuhena - Amunupuraya - Angammana East - Angammana West - Aregoda - Bothalapitiya - Delpitiya - Doragala - Dunukeulla - Egoda Kalugamuwa - Galatha - Galgediyawa - Gampola East - Gampola West - Godagama - Hapugaspitiya - Hunukotugama - Ihalagama - Ilangawatta - Illawathura - Jayamalapura - Kahatapitiya - Kalugalhinna - Keerapane - Kekulanda - Kirinda - Kudamake - Kurukude - Mawathura - Millagaspitiya - Mount Temple - Nawadevita - Pallegama - Paradeka - Polkumbura - Pussellawa - Pussellawagama - Ranawala - Rathmalkaduwa - Sinhapitiya North - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Bowala?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bowala?Appallagoda East, Appallagoda West, Hapugaspitiya, Maveekumbura North, Ranawala and Rathmalkaduwa - What is the best time to visit Bowala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bowala?Lahiru Medical Center, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bowala?People's Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bowala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowala?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bowala?LK2151030 (OCHA common operational dataset)