# Wegiriya West GN division, Udunuwara DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/wegiriya-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Udunuwara DS Division 

# Wegiriya West

Wegiriya West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.66 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 536 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wegiriya West?

Wegiriya West lies in [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Daskara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/daskara/), [Ganhatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/ganhatha/), [Hondiyadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/hondiyadeniya/), [Kirinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/kirinda/), [Kotagaloluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/kotagaloluwa/) and [Wegiriya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/wegiriya-east/). By area it is the 11646th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/). The centre of Wegiriya West is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1976° N, 80.5726° E. Local names: වේගිරිය 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 Wegiriya West

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Wegiriya West. Settlements here lie between about 509 m and 578 m above sea level (median 536 m).

- Lunugama
- Wannipola
- Wellangolla

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 Wegiriya West 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 Wegiriya West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weligalla Channelling Centre · Uda Aludeniya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18922&mlon=80.59189#map=17/7.18922/80.59189) 

Bank People's Bank · Welamboda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20333&mlon=80.55380#map=17/7.20333/80.55380) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Uda Aludeniya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) 

Hotel Kirinda Walauwa · Kirinda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18734&mlon=80.57821#map=17/7.18734/80.57821) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Al Haqqaniyya Arabic College · Ketakumbura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20911&mlon=80.57528#map=17/7.20911/80.57528) 

College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) 

Police station Daulagala Police Station · Davulagala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22718&mlon=80.57444#map=17/7.22718/80.57444) 

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 Udunuwara DS Division

- Alanduwaka
- Alapalawala East
- Alapalawala West
- Aluthkanda
- Ambagasthenna
- Ambanwala
- Ambarapola
- Angunawala East
- Angunawala West
- Appallagoda East
- Appallagoda West
- Arattana
- Aravuwawala
- Bambaradeniya
- Batupitiya
- Belungala
- Boowelikada
- Boyagama
- Daskara
- Davulagala
- Dehipagoda East
- Dehipagoda West
- Deldeniya
- Delgahapitiya
- Deliwala
- Dihitideniya
- Dodamdeniya
- Eladetta East
- Eladetta West
- Elpitikanda
- Embekka
- Gadaladeniya North
- Gadaladeniya South
- Gangoda
- Gangoda North
- Gangoda South
- Ganguldeniya
- Ganhatha
- Gelioya
- Godapola East
- Godapola West
- Handessa
- Hathnagoda
- Heeyawala
- Hendeniya East
- Hendeniya West
- Hepana
- Hiddavulla East
- Hiddavulla West
- Hiyarapitiya
- Hondiyadeniya
- Ihala Koorukuttala
- Ihala Pethiyagoda
- Imbuldeniya
- Kamburadeniya
- Karamada North
- Karamada South
- Ketakumbura
- Kiriwavula East
- Kiriwavula West
- Kooradeniya
- Kotagaloluwa
- Kovilakanda
- Lagamuwa
- Liyangaha Watta
- Lunugama
- Mampitiya
- Manikkawa
- Mathgamuwa
- Maveekumbura North
- Maveekumbura South
- Meddegoda
- Meewaladeniya
- Meewathura
- Muruthagahamula
- Naranwala
- Nawa Elpitiya North
- Nawa Elpitiya South
- Nawa Peradeniya
- Nikahetiya
- Pahala Koorukuttala
- Palkumbura
- Palle Aludeniya
- Pamunuwa East
- Pamunuwa West
- Panabokka
- Penideniya
- Pethiyagoda East
- Pethiyagoda West
- Pilapitiya
- Piligalla East
- Piligalla West
- Pitawalawatta
- Polgahaanga
- Rabbegamuwa North
- Rabbegamuwa South
- Rajagiriya
- Rangama
- Rangoda
- Sadikkawatta
- Sangabogama
- Siyambalagoda
- Thalawathura
- Thalawatta
- Uda Aludeniya
- Udagama
- Urulewatta
- Viharagama
- Walagedara North
- Walagedara South
- Walgama
- Warakagoda
- Watadeniya
- Wathupola
- Wattappola
- Wegiriya East
- Welamboda
- Weligalla
- Werawala East
- Werawala West
- Werellamana
- Yalegoda East
- Yalegoda West

## Quick answers

- Where is Wegiriya West?In Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wegiriya West?Daskara, Ganhatha, Hondiyadeniya, Kirinda, Kotagaloluwa and Wegiriya East
- How many villages are in Wegiriya West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Wegiriya West?Settlements lie between 509 m and 578 m
- What is the best time to visit Wegiriya West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wegiriya West?Weligalla Channelling Centre, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wegiriya West?People's Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wegiriya West?Commercial Bank ATM, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wegiriya West?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wegiriya West?LK2139595 (OCHA common operational dataset)