# Kandepitawala GN division, Laggala DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kandepitawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Kandepitawala

Kandepitawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **10.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 10.3km²
- 200 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kandepitawala?

Kandepitawala lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dasgiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/dasgiriya/), [Dewaladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/dewaladeniya/), [Galporugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/galporugolla/), [Kaluganga](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kaluganga/), [Kambarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/kambarawa/) and [Maoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/maoya/). By area it is the 1173rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Kandepitawala is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6517° N, 80.8020° E. Local names: කන්දේපිටවල .

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 Kandepitawala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kandepitawala.

- Kandepitawala

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 Kandepitawala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 192 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 116 

Feb 25 89 

Mar 27 96 

Apr 28 154 

May 28 133 

Jun 27 73 

Jul 27 62 

Aug 27 70 

Sep 27 101 

Oct 27 228 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandepitawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Naula 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70356&mlon=80.65387#map=17/7.70356/80.65387) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel Lakegala Resort · Maoya 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66215&mlon=80.83509#map=17/7.66215/80.83509) 

Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) 

School Haththota Amuna College · Wellewala 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60864&mlon=80.82447#map=17/7.60864/80.82447) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 

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 Laggala DS Division

- Akarahediya
- Dammanthenna
- Dasgiriya
- Dewaladeniya
- Divulgas Pathana
- Etanwala
- Galgedawala
- Ganga Henwala
- Gangalapuwakpitiya
- Gonawala
- Guruwela
- Halminiya
- Hattota Amuna
- Ilukkumbura
- Imaduwa
- Kahagala
- Kaluganga
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Lakegala
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Kandepitawala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandepitawala?Dasgiriya, Dewaladeniya, Galporugolla, Kaluganga, Kambarawa and Maoya
- How many villages are in Kandepitawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kandepitawala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandepitawala?Laggala Hospital, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandepitawala?Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandepitawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandepitawala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kandepitawala?LK2224010 (OCHA common operational dataset)