# Katarandana GN division, Kothmale West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/katarandana/ Grama Niladhari division · Kothmale West DS Division # Katarandana Katarandana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.0km² - 1,017 mtypical elevation ## Where is Katarandana? Katarandana lies in [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Kalapitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kalapitiya-east/), [Kalapitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kalapitiya-west/), [Kirindiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/kirindiwela/), [Maldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/maldeniya/), [Rojersangama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/rojersangama-south/) and [Weerasekarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/weerasekarapura/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/). The centre of Katarandana is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0345° N, 80.6456° E. Local names: කටාරන්දෙන . 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 Katarandana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Katarandana. - Katarandana 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). ## Weather in Katarandana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Katarandana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maldeniya Hospital · Maldeniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02813&mlon=80.64731#map=17/7.02813/80.64731) Bank National Savings Bank · Pundaluoya South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01591&mlon=80.66491#map=17/7.01591/80.66491) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Pundaluoya South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01471&mlon=80.66463#map=17/7.01471/80.66463) Hotel River Palace Hotel-Balapitiya · Kalapitiya East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04358&mlon=80.65131#map=17/7.04358/80.65131) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Rathanasara Vidyalaya · Kalapitiya West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04551&mlon=80.64483#map=17/7.04551/80.64483) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Pundaluoya Police Station · Pundaluoya South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01505&mlon=80.66973#map=17/7.01505/80.66973) 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 Kothmale West DS Division - Beramana - Beramana North - Beramana South - Dambagalla - Dombagasthalawa - Doruwadeniya - Godamaditta - Halgolla - Hapugasthalawa - Harangala - Harangala South - Hedunuwewa - Hunugaloya - Ihala Gorakaoya - Kadadora - Kalapitiya East - Kalapitiya West - Kaludemada - Katugolla - Ketabulawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kolapathana - Kotagepitiya North - Kotagepitiya South - Kottunugoda - Maldeniya - Mallanda - Methagama - Nawangama - Nayapana - Pahala Gorakaoya - Polwathura - Queensberry - Ranwanthalawa - Rawanagoda East - Rawanagoda West - Rojersangama North - Rojersangama South - Ruwanpura - Thelissagala - Thispane Kanda - Udagama - Wataddara - Weerapura - Weerasekarapura - Werella Pathana - Wethalawa - Wijayabahu Kanda ## Quick answers - Where is Katarandana?In Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katarandana?Kalapitiya East, Kalapitiya West, Kirindiwela, Maldeniya, Rojersangama South and Weerasekarapura - How many villages are in Katarandana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Katarandana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Katarandana?Maldeniya Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katarandana?National Savings Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Katarandana?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katarandana?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Katarandana?LK2321345 (OCHA common operational dataset)