# Nugethenna West GN division, Ududumbara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/nugethenna-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division # Nugethenna West Nugethenna West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.1km² - 867 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nugethenna West? Nugethenna West 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: [Devinnegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/devinnegama/), [Ganegala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/ganegala/), [Hunnasgiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/hunnasgiriya/), [Kevulgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kevulgama/), [Meeriyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/meeriyagolla/), [Nugethenna East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/nugethenna-east/) and [Rajagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/rajagala/). By area it is the 6756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Nugethenna West is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2776° N, 80.8490° E. Local names: නුගේතැන්න බටහිර . 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 Nugethenna West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nugethenna West. - Denapitiya - Kandewatta - Nugatenna 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 Nugethenna West Named natural and historic features inside Nugethenna West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kandewatta 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 Nugethenna West 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 325 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 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 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 Nugethenna West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dispencsary · Hunnasgiriya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29604&mlon=80.85062#map=17/7.29604/80.85062) Bank ATM · Hunnasgiriya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29700&mlon=80.85207#map=17/7.29700/80.85207) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) Hotel Meemure Jungle Resort · Hunnasgiriya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29664&mlon=80.85228#map=17/7.29664/80.85228) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Nugethenna Maha Vidyalaya · Nugethenna East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28567&mlon=80.85670#map=17/7.28567/80.85670) College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 9.5 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 - Kandegama - Karambaketiya - Karandagolla - Kevulgama - Kirigankumbura - Kiripattiya - Kobonilla - Kumbukgolla - Madugalla North - Madugalla South - Madugalla Udagammedda - Mahawala - Mediwaka - Meemure - Mendiriya - Minuwangamuwa - Moonamalpelessa - Nawanagala - Nugethenna East - 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 Nugethenna West?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nugethenna West?Devinnegama, Ganegala, Hunnasgiriya, Kevulgama, Meeriyagolla, Nugethenna East and Rajagala - How many villages are in Nugethenna West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nugethenna West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nugethenna West?Dispencsary, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nugethenna West?ATM, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nugethenna West?Sampath ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nugethenna West?Ceypetco, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nugethenna West?LK2118225 (OCHA common operational dataset)