# Pananthadiya GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/pananthadiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Pananthadiya Pananthadiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.43 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.4km² - 391 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pananthadiya? Pananthadiya 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bandarapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bandarapola/), [Eriyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/eriyagolla/), [Godapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/godapola/), [Nawarathnagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/nawarathnagoda/) and [Pahala Hapuvida](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/pahala-hapuvida/). By area it is the 12772nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/). The centre of Pananthadiya is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4515° N, 80.6520° E. Local names: පනන්තඩිය . 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 Pananthadiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pananthadiya. - Godapala - Serugolla 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 Pananthadiya Named natural and historic features inside Pananthadiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Bandarapola Group 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 Pananthadiya 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 Pananthadiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Hillside Retreat · Godapola 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46084&mlon=80.64854#map=17/7.46084/80.64854) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya · Gongawela 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46438&mlon=80.62705#map=17/7.46438/80.62705) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 3.1 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 Ukuwela DS Division - Alawathuwala - Balakaduwa - 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 - 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 Pananthadiya?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pananthadiya?Bandarapola, Eriyagolla, Godapola, Nawarathnagoda and Pahala Hapuvida - How many villages are in Pananthadiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pananthadiya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pananthadiya?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pananthadiya?RDB Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pananthadiya?NSB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pananthadiya?Lanka IOC, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pananthadiya?LK2233120 (OCHA common operational dataset)