# Gurugama GN division, Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/gurugama/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatinuwara DS Division # Gurugama Gurugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. - 1.2km² ## Where is Gurugama? Gurugama lies in [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Aluthgama Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/aluthgama-ihala/), [Dehianga North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/dehianga-north/), [Dehianga South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/dehianga-south/), [Dehigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/dehigama-north/), [Diyapalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/diyapalagoda/), [Kobbekaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/kobbekaduwa/), [Pahala Dodamwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/pahala-dodamwala/), [Walpalagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/walpalagolla-north/) and [Wathurakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/wathurakumbura/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). The centre of Gurugama is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2996° N, 80.5492° E. Local names: ගුරුගම . 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 Gurugama Named natural and historic features inside Gurugama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Kurugama 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 Gurugama 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 Gurugama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kotaligoda Hospital · Kotaligoda South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28950&mlon=80.51332#map=17/7.28950/80.51332) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pilimathalawa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26585&mlon=80.55468#map=17/7.26585/80.55468) ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) Petrol pump Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa · Pilimathalawa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26512&mlon=80.55149#map=17/7.26512/80.55149) Hotel Alfred Colonial Bungalow · Kobbekaduwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31194&mlon=80.55738#map=17/7.31194/80.55738) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Kandy Girls High School · Dehigama North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29524&mlon=80.56174#map=17/7.29524/80.56174) College Sri Dheerananda National College - Pilimathalawa · Arambegama East 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26816&mlon=80.55273#map=17/7.26816/80.55273) Police station Police Post · Uda Eriyagama East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26592&mlon=80.59262#map=17/7.26592/80.59262) 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 Yatinuwara DS Division - Alagalla Watta - Amunupura - Arambegama East - Arambegama West - Balana - Bathgoda - Bulumulla - Danthure - Dehianga North - Dehianga South - Dehideniya East - Dehideniya West - Dehigama East - Dehigama North - Dehigama South - Deldeniya - Diyapalagoda - Doluwa East - Doluwa West - Edanduwawa East - Edanduwawa West - Embilmeegama North - Embilmeegama South - Gannoruwa Central - Gannoruwa East - Gannoruwa West - Giragama - Godigamuwa - Gondeniya - Govindala - Haliyadda - Ihala Alagalla - Ihala Dodamwala - Ihala Kobbekaduwa - Ilukwatta - Imbulmalgama - Kadawathgama - Kadugannawa Town - Kandangama North - Kandangama South - Karuwalawatta - Kavudupana - Kendakaduwa - Ketakumbura - Kiribathkumbura East - Kiribathkumbura West - Kirimetiya Watta - Kobbekaduwa - Kotabogoda - Kotaligoda North - Kotaligoda South - Kudaoya - Kurunduwatta - Madarangoda - Madiligama - Malgammana - Maligathenna - Mamudawala - Mangalagama - Menikdiwela - Moladanda - Moragolla Mahakanda - Motana Dekinda - Mudaliwatta - Munwathugoda - Pahala Dodamwala - Pahala Mudaliwatta - Pahala Rathmeewala - Pahala Yatigammana - Panabokka - Parakatawella - Pelawa Ihala Meda - Pelawa Ihalagama - Pelawa Pahalagama - Pilapitiya - Pilimathalawa - Pottepitiya - Ranawana - Siyambalagoda - Sooriyagoda - Thismada - Uda Eriyagama East - Uda Eriyagama West - Udarathmeewala - Udawela Nadithalawa - Udawela Pahalagama - Udawela Pallemaditta - Urapola - Walgampaya - Walgowwagoda - Wathurakumbura - Weralugolla - Yahalathenna - Yatigammana ## Quick answers - Where is Gurugama?In Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gurugama?Aluthgama Ihala, Dehianga North, Dehianga South, Dehigama North, Diyapalagoda, Kobbekaduwa, Pahala Dodamwala, Walpalagolla North and Wathurakumbura - What is the best time to visit Gurugama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gurugama?Kotaligoda Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gurugama?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gurugama?BOC, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gurugama?Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gurugama?LK2136050 (OCHA common operational dataset)