# Thispane Kanda GN division, Kothmale West DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/thispane-kanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Kothmale West DS Division 

# Thispane Kanda

Thispane Kanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.80 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 811 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thispane Kanda?

Thispane Kanda 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 8 other GN divisions: [Godamaditta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/godamaditta/), [Harangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/harangala/), [Harangala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/harangala-south/), [Kadadora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kadadora/), [Katugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/katugolla/), [Kirimetiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kirimetiyawa/), [Ranwanthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/ranwanthalawa/) and [Wataddara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/wataddara/). By area it is the 3957th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/). The centre of Thispane Kanda is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0517° N, 80.6101° E. Local names: තිස්පනේ කන්ද .

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 Thispane Kanda

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thispane Kanda. Settlements here lie between about 759 m and 863 m above sea level (median 811 m).

- Thispane
- Wataddara
- Welandagoda

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 Thispane Kanda 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 Thispane Kanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maldeniya Hospital · Maldeniya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02813&mlon=80.64731#map=17/7.02813/80.64731) 

Bank sampath bank · Pussellawa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10696&mlon=80.63647#map=17/7.10696/80.63647) 

ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) 

Hotel Hanging Bridge Hotel · Kadadora 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06410&mlon=80.58710#map=17/7.06410/80.58710) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Tyspane Kanda Vidyalaya · Thispane Kanda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04935&mlon=80.60550#map=17/7.04935/80.60550) 

College International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management · Mawathura 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08509&mlon=80.56983#map=17/7.08509/80.56983) 

Police station Pundaluoya Police Station · Pundaluoya South 7.7 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thispane Kanda

Places mapped inside Thispane Kanda in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 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
- Katarandana
- 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
- Udagama
- Wataddara
- Weerapura
- Weerasekarapura
- Werella Pathana
- Wethalawa
- Wijayabahu Kanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Thispane Kanda?In Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thispane Kanda?Godamaditta, Harangala, Harangala South, Kadadora, Katugolla, Kirimetiyawa, Ranwanthalawa and Wataddara
- How many villages are in Thispane Kanda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thispane Kanda?Settlements lie between 759 m and 863 m
- What is the best time to visit Thispane Kanda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thispane Kanda?Maldeniya Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thispane Kanda?sampath bank, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thispane Kanda?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thispane Kanda?Ceypetco, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thispane Kanda?LK2321125 (OCHA common operational dataset)
