# Kurukude GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division 

# Kurukude

Kurukude is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.11 km²**.

- 0.1km²

## Where is Kurukude?

Kurukude 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 5 other GN divisions: [Aregoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/aregoda/), [Gampolawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/gampolawela/), [Jayamalapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/jayamalapura/), [Kudamake](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kudamake/) and [Wallahagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/wallahagoda/). By area it is the 13914th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Kurukude is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1493° N, 80.5682° E. Local names: කුරුකුදේ .

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 Kurukude 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
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- 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 Kurukude

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Hospital Pat care Animal Hospital · Maligapurana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15471&mlon=80.57009#map=17/7.15471/80.57009) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Illawathura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16248&mlon=80.57142#map=17/7.16248/80.57142) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) 

Hotel The Marigold Gampola · Amunupuraya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14964&mlon=80.57791#map=17/7.14964/80.57791) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Wickramabahu Central College · Kudamake 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15401&mlon=80.56394#map=17/7.15401/80.56394) 

College Government Teachers' College Gampola · Angammana West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16156&mlon=80.57334#map=17/7.16156/80.57334) 

Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 1.5 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
- Bowala
- Delpitiya
- Doragala
- Dunukeulla
- Egoda Kalugamuwa
- Galatha
- Galgediyawa
- Gampola East
- Gampola West
- Godagama
- Hapugaspitiya
- Hunukotugama
- Ihalagama
- Ilangawatta
- Illawathura
- Jayamalapura
- Kahatapitiya
- Kalugalhinna
- Keerapane
- Kekulanda
- Kirinda
- Kudamake
- 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 Kurukude?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kurukude?Aregoda, Gampolawela, Jayamalapura, Kudamake and Wallahagoda
- What is the best time to visit Kurukude?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kurukude?Pat care Animal Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kurukude?Peoples Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kurukude?Commercial Bank ATM, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurukude?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kurukude?LK2151120 (OCHA common operational dataset)