# Kandegama GN division, Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division 

# Kandegama

Kandegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.56 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.6km²
- 906 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kandegama?

Kandegama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Geradigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/geradigala/), [Kobonilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kobonilla/), [Pallekanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/pallekanda/), [Udawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udawela/) and [Wadawalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/wadawalakanda/). By area it is the 5708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Kandegama is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3632° N, 80.8577° E. Local names: කන්දේගම .

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 Kandegama

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

- Wadawalakanda

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 Kandegama

Named natural and historic features inside Kandegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Kobonella
- Looloowatte

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 Kandegama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 364 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 19 108 

Feb 20 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 21 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 20 129 

Oct 20 234 

Nov 20 274 

Dec 19 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital- Udadumbara · Kirigankumbura 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31919&mlon=80.87833#map=17/7.31919/80.87833) 

Bank BOC · Udadumbara 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31909&mlon=80.87768#map=17/7.31909/80.87768) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) 

Hotel Corberts Rest · Wadawalakanda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35699&mlon=80.85172#map=17/7.35699/80.85172) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Ududumbara Primary School · Udadumbara 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31961&mlon=80.87765#map=17/7.31961/80.87765) 

College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) 

Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 5.6 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
- Gangoda
- Gedaramada
- Geradigala
- Godakumbura
- Halyala
- Hanwella
- Hapukanda East
- Hapukanda West
- Hunnasgiriya
- Kaikawala
- Kalalgamuwa
- Kalawala
- Kalugala
- Kalugaloya
- 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 Kandegama?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandegama?Geradigala, Kobonilla, Pallekanda, Udawela and Wadawalakanda
- How many villages are in Kandegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kandegama?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandegama?District Hospital- Udadumbara, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandegama?BOC, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandegama?Sampath ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandegama?Ceypetco, about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kandegama?LK2118080 (OCHA common operational dataset)