# Rathmalkaduwa GN division, Udapalatha DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/rathmalkaduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Rathmalkaduwa Rathmalkaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.92 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² ## Where is Rathmalkaduwa? Rathmalkaduwa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/mawanella/ambalawa/), [Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/bowala/), [Hapugaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/hapugaspitiya/), [Keerapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/keerapane/), [Maveekumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/maveekumbura-north/), [Sinhapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/sinhapitiya-north/) and [Sinhapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/sinhapitiya-south/). By area it is the 10523rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Rathmalkaduwa is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1747° N, 80.5533° E. Local names: රත්මල්කඩුව . 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 Rathmalkaduwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rathmalkaduwa. - Rathmalkaduwa 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 Rathmalkaduwa 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 Rathmalkaduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gampola Nursing Home · Gampola West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16175&mlon=80.56505#map=17/7.16175/80.56505) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Mount Temple 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16592&mlon=80.56979#map=17/7.16592/80.56979) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Polkumbura 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16687&mlon=80.57223#map=17/7.16687/80.57223) Hotel W15 Ambuluwawa · Sinhapitiya North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16559&mlon=80.54888#map=17/7.16559/80.54888) 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 Jinaraja Boys College · Godagama 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16034&mlon=80.55690#map=17/7.16034/80.55690) College St.Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya Gampola · Gampola West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16476&mlon=80.56708#map=17/7.16476/80.56708) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 2.4 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 - Ranawala - Sinhapitiya North - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Rathmalkaduwa?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathmalkaduwa?Ambalawa, Bowala, Hapugaspitiya, Keerapane, Maveekumbura North, Sinhapitiya North and Sinhapitiya South - How many villages are in Rathmalkaduwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rathmalkaduwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathmalkaduwa?Gampola Nursing Home, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathmalkaduwa?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathmalkaduwa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathmalkaduwa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathmalkaduwa?LK2151035 (OCHA common operational dataset)