# Dunukeulla GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/dunukeulla/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Dunukeulla Dunukeulla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.78 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.8km² - 944 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dunukeulla? Dunukeulla 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 8 other GN divisions: [Hellboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/hellboda/), [Hunukotugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/hunukotugama/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/ihalagama/), [Pabadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pabadeniya/), [Panvilathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/panvilathenna/), [Paradeka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/paradeka/), [Pussellawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/pussellawa/) and [Wanahapuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wanahapuwa/). By area it is the 3103rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Dunukeulla is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1264° N, 80.6443° E. Local names: දුණුකේඋල්ල . 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 Dunukeulla Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Dunukeulla. - Dunukeula - Dunukeulla - Illaththamada - Melfort Estate 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 Dunukeulla Named natural and historic features inside Dunukeulla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Beaumont - Sydney Hill 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 Dunukeulla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 402 m higher 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 19 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dunukeulla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pussellawa Hospital · Wahugapitiya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11629&mlon=80.62525#map=17/7.11629/80.62525) Bank People's Bank · Pussellawa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10906&mlon=80.63536#map=17/7.10906/80.63536) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) Hotel Mount View Villa · Wahugapitiya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11536&mlon=80.62701#map=17/7.11536/80.62701) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Rajananda Vidyalaya · Amuhena 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13660&mlon=80.61079#map=17/7.13660/80.61079) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 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 - Bowala - Delpitiya - Doragala - 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 Dunukeulla?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dunukeulla?Hellboda, Hunukotugama, Ihalagama, Pabadeniya, Panvilathenna, Paradeka, Pussellawa and Wanahapuwa - How many villages are in Dunukeulla?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dunukeulla?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dunukeulla?Pussellawa Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dunukeulla?People's Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dunukeulla?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dunukeulla?Ceypetco, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dunukeulla?LK2151165 (OCHA common operational dataset)