# Kirinda GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kirinda/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Kirinda Kirinda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 2mapped services - 532 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kirinda? Kirinda 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 9 other GN divisions: [Deldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/deldeniya/), [Galgediyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/galgediyawa/), [Hondiyadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/hondiyadeniya/), [Kahatapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kahatapitiya/), [Kotagaloluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/kotagaloluwa/), [Uda Aludeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/uda-aludeniya/), [Udovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/udovita/), [Wegiriya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/wegiriya-west/) and [Weligalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/weligalla/). By area it is the 9245th 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 Kirinda is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1850° N, 80.5866° E. Local names: කිරින්ද . 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 Kirinda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kirinda. - Galgediyawa - Hinnarandeniya - Kirinda 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 Kirinda 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 Kirinda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligalla Channelling Centre · Uda Aludeniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18922&mlon=80.59189#map=17/7.18922/80.59189) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Illawathura 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16540&mlon=80.57442#map=17/7.16540/80.57442) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Uda Aludeniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) Hotel Villa Nilmalee · Kahatapitiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17809&mlon=80.58221#map=17/7.17809/80.58221) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Kirinda Navodya School · Kahatapitiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17959&mlon=80.58443#map=17/7.17959/80.58443) College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kirinda Places mapped inside Kirinda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 - Gampola West - Godagama - Hapugaspitiya - Hunukotugama - Ihalagama - Ilangawatta - Illawathura - Jayamalapura - Kahatapitiya - Kalugalhinna - Keerapane - Kekulanda - 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 Kirinda?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kirinda?Deldeniya, Galgediyawa, Hondiyadeniya, Kahatapitiya, Kotagaloluwa, Uda Aludeniya, Udovita, Wegiriya West and Weligalla - How many villages are in Kirinda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kirinda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kirinda?Weligalla Channelling Centre, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kirinda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kirinda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kirinda?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kirinda?LK2151015 (OCHA common operational dataset)