# Weliganga GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/weliganga/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Weliganga Weliganga is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.9km² - 619 mtypical elevation ## Where is Weliganga? Weliganga 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: [Kalugalhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kalugalhinna/), [Kekulanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kekulanda/), [Mawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/mawathura/), [Ulapane North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ulapane-north/) and [Ulapane South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ulapane-south/). By area it is the 7322nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Weliganga is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0971° N, 80.5698° E. Local names: වැලිගඟ . 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 Weliganga Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Weliganga. - Mahawilawatta - Mawatura 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 Weliganga Named natural and historic features inside Weliganga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Kanapediwattie 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 Weliganga 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 Weliganga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Ulapane North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10617&mlon=80.56444#map=17/7.10617/80.56444) Bank People's Bank · Malwattagama 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12694&mlon=80.52996#map=17/7.12694/80.52996) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Nawalapitiya East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06745&mlon=80.53966#map=17/7.06745/80.53966) Hotel Weir House - Sri Lanka · Ulapane South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10524&mlon=80.56376#map=17/7.10524/80.56376) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Iqra Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10504&mlon=80.56049#map=17/7.10504/80.56049) College International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management · Mawathura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08509&mlon=80.56983#map=17/7.08509/80.56983) Police station Police Station, Nawalapitiya · Nawalapitiya East 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05747&mlon=80.53597#map=17/7.05747/80.53597) 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 - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena ## Quick answers - Where is Weliganga?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Weliganga?Kalugalhinna, Kekulanda, Mawathura, Ulapane North and Ulapane South - How many villages are in Weliganga?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Weliganga?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Weliganga?Rural Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Weliganga?People's Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Weliganga?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weliganga?Lanka filling station, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Weliganga?LK2151235 (OCHA common operational dataset)