# Mount Temple GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/mount-temple/

Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division 

# Mount Temple

Mount Temple is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.68 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 604 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mount Temple?

Mount Temple 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 6 other GN divisions: [Gampola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/gampola-west/), [Hapugaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/hapugaspitiya/), [Keerapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/keerapane/), [Polkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/polkumbura/), [Ranawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/ranawala/) and [Unambuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/unambuwa/). By area it is the 11522nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Mount Temple is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1709° N, 80.5659° E. Local names: මවුන්ට්ටෙම්පල් .

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 Mount Temple

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mount Temple.

- Kahatapitiya

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 Mount Temple

Named natural and historic features inside Mount Temple, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Hartfield

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 Mount Temple 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 Mount Temple

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lahiru Medical Center · Gampola West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16459&mlon=80.56765#map=17/7.16459/80.56765) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Mount Temple 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16592&mlon=80.56979#map=17/7.16592/80.56979) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) 

Hotel Sisila Grand Banquet Hall · Gampola West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16351&mlon=80.57015#map=17/7.16351/80.57015) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Zahira College - Gampola · Gampola East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16904&mlon=80.57140#map=17/7.16904/80.57140) 

College St.Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya Gampola · Gampola West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16476&mlon=80.56708#map=17/7.16476/80.56708) 

Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 1.1 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 Mount Temple

Places mapped inside Mount Temple in open map data, by type.

- Banks2

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
- Kirinda
- Kudamake
- Kurukude
- Mawathura
- Millagaspitiya
- Nawadevita
- Pallegama
- Paradeka
- Polkumbura
- Pussellawa
- Pussellawagama
- Ranawala
- Rathmalkaduwa
- Sinhapitiya North
- Sinhapitiya South
- Udagama
- Udovita
- Unambuwa
- Wahugapitiya
- Wanahapuwa
- Wattehena
- Weliganga

## Quick answers

- Where is Mount Temple?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mount Temple?Gampola West, Hapugaspitiya, Keerapane, Polkumbura, Ranawala and Unambuwa
- How many villages are in Mount Temple?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mount Temple?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mount Temple?Lahiru Medical Center, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mount Temple?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mount Temple?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mount Temple?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Mount Temple?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mount Temple?LK2151070 (OCHA common operational dataset)