# Ankanda GN division, Matale DS Division, Matale District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/ankanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Matale DS Division # Ankanda Ankanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matale DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.23 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.2km² - 376 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ankanda? Ankanda lies in [Matale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Dimbulgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/dimbulgamuwa/), [Eriyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/eriyagolla/), [Hathamunagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/hathamunagala/), [Kavudupelella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/kavudupelella/), [LK2221150](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/lk2221150/), [Madawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/madawala/), [Madawala Ulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/madawala-ulpatha/), [Puwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/puwakpitiya/), [Ranmuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/ranmuthugama/) and [Thalagasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/thalagasyaya/). By area it is the 2797th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.4% of [Matale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/). The centre of Ankanda is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5835° N, 80.6453° E. Local names: අංකන්ද . 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 Ankanda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ankanda. - Ankande Colony - Puwakpitiya 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 Ankanda Named natural and historic features inside Ankanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Gammedde Oya ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Ankande - Hapugahalande 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 Ankanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ankanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) Bank Co Op Rural Bank · Walliwela 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57824&mlon=80.62666#map=17/7.57824/80.62666) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koholanwala 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62721&mlon=80.63647#map=17/7.62721/80.63647) Hotel Birds Garden Villa · Kavudupelella 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58299&mlon=80.62734#map=17/7.58299/80.62734) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Kawdupelella Kalaimahal T.M.V · Walliwela 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57694&mlon=80.62519#map=17/7.57694/80.62519) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 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 Matale DS Division - Aluvihare - Biridewala - Bogahakotuwa - Dikkiriya - Diyabubula - Dodamdeniya - Dombawela - Dorakumbura - Dunkalawatta - Ellepola - Eriyagolla - Galwadukumbura - Golahenwatta - Gongawela - Harasgama - Hathamunagala - Hulangamuwa North - Hulangamuwa South - Imbulandanda - Kaludewala - Kandegedara - Kawatayamuna - Koombiyangoda - Kottagoda - Kotuwegedara North - Kotuwegedara South - LK2218265 - Madawala - Madawala Ulpatha - Makulgaharuppa - Maligathenna - Malwatta - Mandandawela - Moragahamada - Muslim Town - Nagolla - Narangamuwa - Owala Polwatta - Oya Pahala - Palapathwala - Pandivita - Pandivita Welagama - Parana Dombawela - Parawatta - Puwakpitiya - Rajjammana - Sinhala Town - Thalagasyaya - Udugama - Vihara Road - Walliwela ## Quick answers - Where is Ankanda?In Matale DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ankanda?Dimbulgamuwa, Eriyagolla, Hathamunagala, Kavudupelella, LK2221150, Madawala, Madawala Ulpatha, Puwakpitiya, Ranmuthugama and Thalagasyaya - How many villages are in Ankanda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ankanda?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ankanda?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ankanda?Co Op Rural Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ankanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ankanda?Ceypetco, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ankanda?LK2218040 (OCHA common operational dataset)