# Ambokudena GN division, Pallepola DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ambokudena/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division # Ambokudena Ambokudena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.18 km²**. - 1.2km² ## Where is Ambokudena? Ambokudena lies in [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Akuramboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/akuramboda/), [Ekamuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ekamuthugama/), [Koswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/koswatta/), [Medalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/medalanda/) and [Moragaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/moragaspitiya/). By area it is the 9494th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Ambokudena is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6429° N, 80.6088° E. Local names: අම්බොකුදෙන . 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 Ambokudena Named natural and historic features inside Ambokudena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Akramboda Group - Mahawatta 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 Ambokudena 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 Ambokudena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pallepola North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.60680#map=17/7.62572/80.60680) 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 Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Central Heritage bunglow CHB · Pallepola North 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62422&mlon=80.60704#map=17/7.62422/80.60704) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School koholanwela Primary School Ground · Koholanwala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63108&mlon=80.63606#map=17/7.63108/80.63606) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 6.0 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 Pallepola DS Division - Akuramboda - Aluthgama - Ambokka - Ariyagama - Bomeruwa - Demada Oya - Dewarammulla - Dimbulgamuwa - Dodamgasyaya - Ehelepola - Ekamuthugama - Galahitiyagama - Janakagama - Kandewatta - Kinigama - Kirioruwa - Kobbevehera - Koholanwala - Kosgolla - Koswatta - Mahayayawatta - Mananwatta - Maningamuwa East - Maningamuwa West - Medalanda - Millawana Ihalagama - Millawana Medagama - Millawana Pahalagama - Monaravila - Moragaspitiya - Nagahapola - Nilannoruwa - Nilannoruwa Colony - Paldeniya - Pallepola North - Pallepola South - Polwatta - Rusigama Ihalagama - Rusigama Pahalagama - Thalakiriyawa - Thembilideniya North - Udurampelessa - Walmoruwa ## Quick answers - Where is Ambokudena?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambokudena?Akuramboda, Ekamuthugama, Koswatta, Medalanda and Moragaspitiya - What is the best time to visit Ambokudena?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambokudena?Nalanda Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambokudena?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambokudena?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambokudena?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambokudena?LK2212140 (OCHA common operational dataset)