# Wanahapuwa GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wanahapuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Wanahapuwa Wanahapuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **8.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.1km² ## Where is Wanahapuwa? Wanahapuwa 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: [Dunukeulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/dunukeulla/), [Hellboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/hellboda/), [Karagasthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/karagasthalawa/), [Panvilathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/panvilathenna/), [Pupuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pupuressa/) and [Rajathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/rajathalawa/). By area it is the 1602nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.6% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Wanahapuwa is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1210° N, 80.6606° E. Local names: වනහපුව . 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 Wanahapuwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wanahapuwa. - Daslon Estate - Whydon State 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 Wanahapuwa Named natural and historic features inside Wanahapuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 tea estates; 2 estates. - Delta - Delta Group - Hellbodde North - Kaloogalla - Whyddonwatta - Whydon 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 Wanahapuwa 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 Wanahapuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pussellawa Hospital · Wahugapitiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11629&mlon=80.62525#map=17/7.11629/80.62525) Bank People's Bank · Pussellawa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10906&mlon=80.63536#map=17/7.10906/80.63536) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) Hotel Rockbourne Bungalow · Pupuressa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13174&mlon=80.66663#map=17/7.13174/80.66663) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Weerasekara collge · Helsirigama 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07923&mlon=80.65818#map=17/7.07923/80.65818) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06379&mlon=80.68518#map=17/7.06379/80.68518) 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 - Rathmalkaduwa - Sinhapitiya North - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Wanahapuwa?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wanahapuwa?Dunukeulla, Hellboda, Karagasthalawa, Panvilathenna, Pupuressa and Rajathalawa - How many villages are in Wanahapuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wanahapuwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wanahapuwa?Pussellawa Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wanahapuwa?People's Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wanahapuwa?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wanahapuwa?Ceypetco, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wanahapuwa?LK2151170 (OCHA common operational dataset)