# Dewahandiya East GN division, Ududumbara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/dewahandiya-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division # Dewahandiya East Dewahandiya East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **21.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 21.9km² - 562 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dewahandiya East? Dewahandiya East lies in [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/), [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: [Bembiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/bembiya/), [Dewahandiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/dewahandiya-west/), [Hapukanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/hapukanda-east/), [Hegasulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/hegasulla/), [Kalawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kalawala/), [Mahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mahawala/) and [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/pitawala/). By area it is the 409th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.9% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Dewahandiya East is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2342° N, 80.9125° E. Local names: දේවහන්දිය නැගෙනහි . 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 Dewahandiya East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dewahandiya East. - Dewahandiya West - Rassagoda 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 Dewahandiya East Named natural and historic features inside Dewahandiya East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 dam. - Kehelella Ela - Medagama Oya - Randenigala Dam ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Weddadandamana · 644 m - Talawegalakanda · 350 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Weddadandamana 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 Dewahandiya East 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 Dewahandiya East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dispencsary · Hunnasgiriya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29604&mlon=80.85062#map=17/7.29604/80.85062) Bank ATM · Hunnasgiriya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29700&mlon=80.85207#map=17/7.29700/80.85207) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) Hotel CECB circuit Banglow · Bembiya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20384&mlon=80.95189#map=17/7.20384/80.95189) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Madugalla Maha Vidyalaya · Madugalla North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26451&mlon=80.88541#map=17/7.26451/80.88541) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31790&mlon=80.87936#map=17/7.31790/80.87936) 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 Ududumbara DS Division - Andideniya - Bambarabedda East - Bambarabedda West - Dambagahapitiya - Denapitiya - Devinnegama - Dewahandiya West - Dumbaragama - Ganegala - Gangoda - Gedaramada - Geradigala - Godakumbura - Halyala - Hanwella - Hapukanda East - Hapukanda West - Hunnasgiriya - Kaikawala - Kalalgamuwa - Kalawala - Kalugala - Kalugaloya - Kandegama - Karambaketiya - Karandagolla - Kevulgama - Kirigankumbura - Kiripattiya - Kobonilla - Kumbukgolla - Madugalla North - Madugalla South - Madugalla Udagammedda - Mahawala - Mediwaka - Meemure - Mendiriya - Minuwangamuwa - Moonamalpelessa - Nawanagala - Nugethenna East - Nugethenna West - Oyathenna - Padupola - Pallekanda - Pallewela - Pamunethenna - Pitawala - Pitawala Udagammedda - Pitigoda - Poppitiya - Pusseela - Rambukwella East - Rambukwella West - Thalagune - Udadumbara - Udailuka - Udakumbura - Udapitawala - Udawela - Wadawalakanda ## Quick answers - Where is Dewahandiya East?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dewahandiya East?Bembiya, Dewahandiya West, Hapukanda East, Hegasulla, Kalawala, Mahawala and Pitawala - How many villages are in Dewahandiya East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Dewahandiya East?Weddadandamana (644 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dewahandiya East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dewahandiya East?Dispencsary, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dewahandiya East?ATM, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dewahandiya East?PET, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dewahandiya East?Ceypetco, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dewahandiya East?LK2118255 (OCHA common operational dataset)