# Karambaketiya GN division, Ududumbara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/karambaketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division # Karambaketiya Karambaketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **13.0 km²**. - 13.0km² ## Where is Karambaketiya? Karambaketiya 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: [Ferndail](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/ferndail/), [Geradigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/geradigala/), [Gonawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/gonawala/), [Kobonilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kobonilla/), [Kumbukgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kumbukgolla/), [Pusseela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/pusseela/), [Thangappuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/thangappuwa/) and [Thawalanthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/thawalanthenna/). By area it is the 857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.7% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Karambaketiya is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3815° N, 80.8377° E. Local names: කරඹකැටිය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Karambaketiya Named natural and historic features inside Karambaketiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kurumbaketiya Oya ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Corbets Gap · 1,363 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Esperanza - Winchfield Park 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 Karambaketiya 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 Karambaketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital- Udadumbara · Kirigankumbura 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31919&mlon=80.87833#map=17/7.31919/80.87833) Bank BOC · Udadumbara 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31909&mlon=80.87768#map=17/7.31909/80.87768) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) Hotel Dumbanagala Chalet · Kobonilla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37510&mlon=80.85162#map=17/7.37510/80.85162) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Knuckles tamil school · Thawalanthenna 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40545&mlon=80.77861#map=17/7.40545/80.77861) College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 8.4 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 - Kandegama - 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 Karambaketiya?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karambaketiya?Ferndail, Geradigala, Gonawala, Kobonilla, Kumbukgolla, Pusseela, Thangappuwa and Thawalanthenna - What is the highest point in Karambaketiya?Corbets Gap (1,363 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Karambaketiya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Karambaketiya?District Hospital- Udadumbara, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karambaketiya?BOC, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karambaketiya?Sampath ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karambaketiya?Ceypetco, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karambaketiya?LK2118025 (OCHA common operational dataset)