# Gangoda GN division, Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division 

# Gangoda

Gangoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.86 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.9km²
- 993 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gangoda?

Gangoda 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 8 other GN divisions: [Gedaramada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/gedaramada/), [Godakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/godakumbura/), [Kirigankumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kirigankumbura/), [Mediwaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mediwaka/), [Mendiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/mendiriya/), [Thalagune](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/thalagune/), [Udadumbara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udadumbara/) and [Udapitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udapitawala/). By area it is the 5162nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Gangoda is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3138° N, 80.8965° E. Local names: ගන්ගොඩ .

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 Gangoda

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gangoda.

- Gangoda

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 Gangoda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 451 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 18 108 

Feb 19 86 

Mar 20 104 

Apr 21 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 20 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 20 129 

Oct 20 234 

Nov 19 274 

Dec 19 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gangoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital- Udadumbara · Kirigankumbura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31919&mlon=80.87833#map=17/7.31919/80.87833) 

Bank BOC · Udadumbara 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31909&mlon=80.87768#map=17/7.31909/80.87768) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) 

Hotel Priyangi Hills Udadumbara · Udadumbara 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31566&mlon=80.87611#map=17/7.31566/80.87611) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Ududumbara Secondary School · Udadumbara 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31673&mlon=80.87867#map=17/7.31673/80.87867) 

College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) 

Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 1.9 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 East
- Dewahandiya West
- Dumbaragama
- Ganegala
- 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 Gangoda?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gangoda?Gedaramada, Godakumbura, Kirigankumbura, Mediwaka, Mendiriya, Thalagune, Udadumbara and Udapitawala
- How many villages are in Gangoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gangoda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gangoda?District Hospital- Udadumbara, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gangoda?BOC, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gangoda?Sampath ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gangoda?Ceypetco, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gangoda?LK2118170 (OCHA common operational dataset)