# Kandenuwara West GN division, Rattota DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Kandenuwara West

Kandenuwara West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.55 km²**.

- 2.5km²

## Where is Kandenuwara West?

Kandenuwara West 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 8 other GN divisions: [Alwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/alwatta/), [Elkaduwa Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/elkaduwa-watta/), [Hangarankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/hangarankanda/), [Kandenuwara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kandenuwara-east/), [Kelebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kelebokka/), [Punchiseluwakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/punchiseluwakanda/), [Thambalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/thambalagala/) and [Uda Hapuvida](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/uda-hapuvida/). By area it is the 5731st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Kandenuwara West is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4459° N, 80.6790° E. Local names: කන්දේනුවර බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Kandenuwara West 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 Kandenuwara West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) 

Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) 

Hotel Nelinsa Resort and Spa · Kandenuwara East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45589&mlon=80.68054#map=17/7.45589/80.68054) 

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 0.9 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 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) 

Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 6.1 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.

## Other GN divisions in Rattota DS Division

- Alakolamada
- Alwatta
- Bambarakiriella
- Bandarapola
- Bodhikotuwa
- Bogambara
- Dambagolla
- Dankanda
- Dombagoda
- Epitamulla
- Galekoluwa
- Gansarapola
- Godapola
- Hangarankanda
- Horagolla
- Ihala Owala
- Ikirigolla
- Kaikawala
- Kaineka
- Kandenuwara East
- 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 Kandenuwara West?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandenuwara West?Alwatta, Elkaduwa Watta, Hangarankanda, Kandenuwara East, Kelebokka, Punchiseluwakanda, Thambalagala and Uda Hapuvida
- What is the best time to visit Kandenuwara West?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandenuwara West?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandenuwara West?RDB Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandenuwara West?Sampath ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandenuwara West?Lanka IOC, about 6.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kandenuwara West?LK2230235 (OCHA common operational dataset)