# Ranawala GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division 

# Ranawala

Ranawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.02 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.0km²
- 623 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ranawala?

Ranawala 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: [Appallagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/appallagoda-east/), [Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/bowala/), [Deldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/deldeniya/), [Dihitideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/dihitideniya/), [Galgediyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/galgediyawa/), [Hapugaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/hapugaspitiya/), [Mount Temple](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/mount-temple/) and [Unambuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/unambuwa/). By area it is the 10096th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Ranawala is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1823° N, 80.5640° E. Local names: රණවල .

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 Ranawala

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ranawala.

- Deldeniya
- Galkoho

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 Ranawala 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 Ranawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital M.K Hospital · Polkumbura 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16627&mlon=80.57167#map=17/7.16627/80.57167) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Mount Temple 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16592&mlon=80.56979#map=17/7.16592/80.56979) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) 

Hotel Nisala Rest hotel & wedding hall · Gampola East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17261&mlon=80.57476#map=17/7.17261/80.57476) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Gampola Zahira College · Gampola East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16960&mlon=80.57173#map=17/7.16960/80.57173) 

College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) 

Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 2.3 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
- Kurukude
- Mawathura
- Millagaspitiya
- Mount Temple
- Nawadevita
- Pallegama
- Paradeka
- Polkumbura
- Pussellawa
- Pussellawagama
- Rathmalkaduwa
- Sinhapitiya North
- Sinhapitiya South
- Udagama
- Udovita
- Unambuwa
- Wahugapitiya
- Wanahapuwa
- Wattehena
- Weliganga

## Quick answers

- Where is Ranawala?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ranawala?Appallagoda East, Bowala, Deldeniya, Dihitideniya, Galgediyawa, Hapugaspitiya, Mount Temple and Unambuwa
- How many villages are in Ranawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ranawala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ranawala?M.K Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ranawala?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ranawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ranawala?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ranawala?LK2151025 (OCHA common operational dataset)