# Balakaduwa GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/balakaduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Balakaduwa Balakaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.39 km²**. - 1.4km² ## Where is Balakaduwa? Balakaduwa lies in [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/), [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: [Alawathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/alawathugoda/), [Balakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/balakaduwa/), [Bowatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/bowatta/), [Halangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/halangoda/), [Kalalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/kalalpitiya/), [Mawathupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/mawathupola/), [Nagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/nagolla/) and [Vilana Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/vilana-pallegama/). By area it is the 8713th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/). The centre of Balakaduwa is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4159° N, 80.6176° E. Local names: බලකඩුව . 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 Balakaduwa Named natural and historic features inside Balakaduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ballacadua 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 Balakaduwa 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 Balakaduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Godahena Rural Hospital · Godahena 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39994&mlon=80.57882#map=17/7.39994/80.57882) Bank Bank of ceylon · Ukuwela 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42261&mlon=80.63193#map=17/7.42261/80.63193) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Aarunya Nature Resort · Balakaduwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40875&mlon=80.61932#map=17/7.40875/80.61932) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Rising Stars Preschool · Alawathugoda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41002&mlon=80.60968#map=17/7.41002/80.60968) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 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 Ukuwela DS Division - Alawathuwala - Bowatta - Dehipitiya - Dombagasdeniya - Dumbukola - Elkaduwa - Elkaduwa Watta - Elwala - Enasalmada - Eriyagolla - Galaudahena - Guralawela North - Gurulawela South - Halangoda - Horagahapitiya - Hunnasgiriyawatta - Hunuketawala - Imbulpitiya - Kaduwela - Kalalpitiya - Kandemada - Karagahahinna - Katuattamada - Katudeniya - Kendagolla - Kendagollamada - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombiliwela - Kureewela - Leliambe - Maberiya - Makulemada - Manaboda - Marukona - Meedeniya - Muwagala - Nagahathenna - Nagolla - Nawarathnagoda - Nugapitiya - Ovilikanda - Ovilla - Pahala Wehigala - Pahalawela - Pallekumbura - Pananthadiya - Panwatta - Paragahawela - Pathingolla - Pujagoda - Purijjala - Raithalawela - Rangama - Rathwatta - Talingamada - Thawalankoya - Thenna - Thibbatuwawa - Udangamuwa - Udathenna - Udupihilla - Udupitiya - Ukuwela - Ulpathapitiya - Wademada - Warakamura - Wariyapola - Wariyapola Watta - Watagoda - Wattegedara - Wehigala - Weligala ## Quick answers - Where is Balakaduwa?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balakaduwa?Alawathugoda, Balakaduwa, Bowatta, Halangoda, Kalalpitiya, Mawathupola, Nagolla and Vilana Pallegama - What is the best time to visit Balakaduwa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Balakaduwa?Godahena Rural Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balakaduwa?Bank of ceylon, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balakaduwa?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balakaduwa?Lanka IOC, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balakaduwa?LK2233215 (OCHA common operational dataset)