# Udawela Pahalagama GN division, Yatinuwara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/udawela-pahalagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatinuwara DS Division # Udawela Pahalagama Udawela Pahalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.79 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.8km² - 585 mtypical elevation ## Where is Udawela Pahalagama? Udawela Pahalagama 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 6 other GN divisions: [Danthure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/danthure/), [Ihala Dodamwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/ihala-dodamwala/), [Munwathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/munwathugoda/), [Udawela Pallemaditta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/udawela-pallemaditta/), [Walgampaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/walgampaya/) and [Wathurakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/wathurakumbura/). By area it is the 11017th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). The centre of Udawela Pahalagama is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2960° N, 80.5321° E. Local names: උඩවෙල පහළගම . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Udawela Pahalagama ### Nearby, outside Udawela Pahalagama - Halgolla Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Kolugala1.6 km - Plantaz · attraction, Arambegama West3.3 km - National Railway Musuem · museum, Kadugannawa Town4.4 km - National Railway Museum · museum, Kadugannawa Town4.4 km - captain Dowsan tower · monument, Kadugannawa Town4.6 km - Tea factory · attraction, Embilmeegama South4.7 km - Kadugannawa Tea Factory · attraction, Kadawathgama5.3 km - Highway Museum, Kiribathkumbura. · museum, Bulumulla5.5 km - Natural Gems and Gemological Museum · museum, Bulumulla5.6 km - Kadugannawa Ambalama · attraction, Ganethenna6.1 km - New Ranweli Spice Garden 99 · attraction, Gannoruwa East6.9 km - bats · attraction, Getambe7.1 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Udawela Pahalagama - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo73 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo89 km ### Nearest railway station Pilimatalawa (Arambegama East), about 4.0 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:54). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Udawela Pahalagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Udawela Pahalagama. - Udawela 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 Udawela Pahalagama Named natural and historic features inside Udawela Pahalagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gurugama 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 Udawela Pahalagama 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 Udawela Pahalagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kotaligoda Hospital · Kotaligoda South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28950&mlon=80.51332#map=17/7.28950/80.51332) Bank People's Bank · Pilimathalawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26508&mlon=80.55092#map=17/7.26508/80.55092) ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26562&mlon=80.55418#map=17/7.26562/80.55418) Petrol pump Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa · Pilimathalawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26512&mlon=80.55149#map=17/7.26512/80.55149) Hotel Paradise Itzu · Kobbekaduwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31492&mlon=80.55061#map=17/7.31492/80.55061) Mall City Choice · Gangoda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) School Udawela Primary School · Udawela Pallemaditta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29809&mlon=80.52698#map=17/7.29809/80.52698) College Sri Dheerananda National College - Pilimathalawa · Arambegama East 3.8 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 7.5 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 - Gurugama - 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 Pallemaditta - Urapola - Walgampaya - Walgowwagoda - Wathurakumbura - Weralugolla - Yahalathenna - Yatigammana ## Quick answers - Where is Udawela Pahalagama?In Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Udawela Pahalagama?Danthure, Ihala Dodamwala, Munwathugoda, Udawela Pallemaditta, Walgampaya and Wathurakumbura - What is there to see in Udawela Pahalagama?Halgolla Forest Reserve, Plantaz, National Railway Musuem, National Railway Museum - What time zone is Udawela Pahalagama in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Udawela Pahalagama?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Udawela Pahalagama?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Udawela Pahalagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Udawela Pahalagama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Udawela Pahalagama?Kotaligoda Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Udawela Pahalagama?People's Bank, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Udawela Pahalagama?NSB ATM, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Udawela Pahalagama?Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Udawela Pahalagama?LK2136125 (OCHA common operational dataset)