# Gampola West GN division, Udapalatha DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/gampola-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Gampola West Gampola West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.33 km²**. Open map data shows 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 14mapped services ## Where is Gampola West? Gampola West 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: [Godagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/godagama/), [Illawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/illawathura/), [Keerapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/keerapane/), [Maligapurana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/maligapurana/), [Mount Temple](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/mount-temple/), [Polkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/polkumbura/), [Sinhapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/sinhapitiya-south/) and [Wallahagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/wallahagoda/). By area it is the 13221st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Gampola West is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1631° N, 80.5676° E. Local names: ගම්පොල බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Gampola West 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 Gampola West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lahiru Medical Center · Gampola West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16459&mlon=80.56765#map=17/7.16459/80.56765) Bank HNB · Illawathura 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16373&mlon=80.57047#map=17/7.16373/80.57047) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) Hotel Gampola Rest House · Polkumbura 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16099&mlon=80.56746#map=17/7.16099/80.56746) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Gangasiripura College · Gampola West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16349&mlon=80.56821#map=17/7.16349/80.56821) College BBCE College International · Gampola West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16381&mlon=80.56750#map=17/7.16381/80.56750) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 0.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gampola West Places mapped inside Gampola West in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants6 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Udapalatha DS Division - Amuhena - Amunupuraya - Angammana East - Angammana West - Aregoda - Bothalapitiya - Bowala - Delpitiya - Doragala - Dunukeulla - Egoda Kalugamuwa - Galatha - Galgediyawa - Gampola East - 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 Gampola West?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gampola West?Godagama, Illawathura, Keerapane, Maligapurana, Mount Temple, Polkumbura, Sinhapitiya South and Wallahagoda - What is the best time to visit Gampola West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gampola West?Lahiru Medical Center, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gampola West?HNB, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gampola West?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gampola West?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Gampola West?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Gampola West?LK2151090 (OCHA common operational dataset)