# Hangarankanda GN division, Rattota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/hangarankanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division # Hangarankanda Hangarankanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.29 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Hangarankanda? Hangarankanda lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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: [Elkaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/elkaduwa/), [Elkaduwa Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/elkaduwa-watta/), [Kandenuwara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kandenuwara-west/), [Leliambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/leliambe/) and [Uda Hapuvida](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/uda-hapuvida/). By area it is the 3491st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Hangarankanda is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4317° N, 80.6849° E. Local names: හඟරන්කන්ද . 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 Hangarankanda Named natural and historic features inside Hangarankanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 tea estate. - Hunugalla - Mahatenna - Nagarankande 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 Hangarankanda 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 Hangarankanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Ashburnham Estate · Hangarankanda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42946&mlon=80.68414#map=17/7.42946/80.68414) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School MT/Kandenuwara T M.V · Kandenuwara East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45283&mlon=80.68321#map=17/7.45283/80.68321) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46263&mlon=80.62621#map=17/7.46263/80.62621) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hangarankanda Places mapped inside Hangarankanda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Rattota DS Division - Alakolamada - Alwatta - Bambarakiriella - Bandarapola - Bodhikotuwa - Bogambara - Dambagolla - Dankanda - Dombagoda - Epitamulla - Galekoluwa - Gansarapola - Godapola - Horagolla - Ihala Owala - Ikirigolla - Kaikawala - Kaineka - Kandenuwara East - Kandenuwara West - Kirimetiya - Koswana North - Koswana South - Kuruwawa - Lonvil - Madakumbura - Maradurawala - Maussagolla - Meda Weragama - Medawatta - Muwandeniya - Neluwakanda - Nikawella - Pahala Hapuvida - Pahala Owala - Palle Weragama - Pallegama - Palleyaya - Pitakanda - Polwattakanda - Punchiseluwakanda - Rattota - Thambalagala - Uda Hapuvida - Uda Weragama - Udagama - Ulpothapitiya - Viharagama - Wanaraniya - Warapitiya - Welangahawatta - Weralugasthenna - Wetasyaya ## Quick answers - Where is Hangarankanda?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hangarankanda?Elkaduwa, Elkaduwa Watta, Kandenuwara West, Leliambe and Uda Hapuvida - What is the best time to visit Hangarankanda?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hangarankanda?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hangarankanda?RDB Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hangarankanda?Sampath ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hangarankanda?Lanka IOC, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hangarankanda?LK2230270 (OCHA common operational dataset)