# Kekulanda GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kekulanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Kekulanda Kekulanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **5.40 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.4km² - 926 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kekulanda? Kekulanda 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: [Doragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/doragala/), [Galatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/galatha/), [Kadadora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kadadora/), [Kotagepitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kotagepitiya-north/), [Mawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/mawathura/), [Nayapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/nayapana/), [Ulapane North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ulapane-north/) and [Weliganga](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/weliganga/). By area it is the 2695th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.7% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Kekulanda is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0916° N, 80.5924° E. Local names: කැකුලන්ද . 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 Kekulanda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kekulanda. - Nayapana Colony - Nayapana Waththa - Nayapanawatta 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 Kekulanda Named natural and historic features inside Kekulanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Doragalla - Nayapane 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 Kekulanda 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 384 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 Kekulanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Ulapane North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10617&mlon=80.56444#map=17/7.10617/80.56444) Bank HNB · Pussellawa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10924&mlon=80.63346#map=17/7.10924/80.63346) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) Hotel Kothmale Hanging Bridge Holiday Bunglow · Mawathura 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08426&mlon=80.57593#map=17/7.08426/80.57593) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Nayapana Maha Vidyalaya · Nayapana 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07118&mlon=80.58194#map=17/7.07118/80.58194) College International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management · Mawathura 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08509&mlon=80.56983#map=17/7.08509/80.56983) Police station Police Station, Nawalapitiya · Nawalapitiya East 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05747&mlon=80.53597#map=17/7.05747/80.53597) 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 - Dunukeulla - Egoda Kalugamuwa - Galatha - Galgediyawa - Gampola East - Gampola West - Godagama - Hapugaspitiya - Hunukotugama - Ihalagama - Ilangawatta - Illawathura - Jayamalapura - Kahatapitiya - Kalugalhinna - Keerapane - 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 Kekulanda?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kekulanda?Doragala, Galatha, Kadadora, Kotagepitiya North, Mawathura, Nayapana, Ulapane North and Weliganga - How many villages are in Kekulanda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kekulanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kekulanda?Rural Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kekulanda?HNB, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kekulanda?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kekulanda?Ceypetco, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kekulanda?LK2151230 (OCHA common operational dataset)