# Wathulanda West GN division, Nildandahinna DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/wathulanda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Nildandahinna DS Division # Wathulanda West Wathulanda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nildandahinna DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.7km² - 958 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wathulanda West? Wathulanda West lies in [Nildandahinna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/), [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: [Ambaliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/ambaliyadda/), [Embulampaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/embulampaha/), [Kurupanawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/kurupanawela/), [Sooriyagahapathana Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/sooriyagahapathana-pahala/), [Udapussellawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/udapussellawa-north/) and [Wathulanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/wathulanda-east/). By area it is the 11577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Nildandahinna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/). The centre of Wathulanda West is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0167° N, 80.9091° E. Local names: වතුලන්ද 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). ## Villages and localities in Wathulanda West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wathulanda West. - Kurupanwela Udagama 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 Wathulanda West 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 Wathulanda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mount View Holiday Home · Sooriyagahapathana Ihala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00730&mlon=80.89141#map=17/7.00730/80.89141) Bank H N B · Ragala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01184&mlon=80.85969#map=17/7.01184/80.85969) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel DE SILVA BAKE HOUSE & ROOMS · Udapussellawa North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00012&mlon=80.90401#map=17/7.00012/80.90401) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Senarath Maha Vidyalaya · Kurupanawela 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02337&mlon=80.91545#map=17/7.02337/80.91545) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Police Station · Ragala 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01247&mlon=80.85848#map=17/7.01247/80.85848) 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 Nildandahinna DS Division - Ambagahathenna - Ambaliyadda - Ambanella - Arampitiya - Bolagandawela - Dabbare - Dambagolla - Delmar - Demataarawa - Denambure - Dulana - Ellakumbura - Embulampaha - Galkadapathana - Galkadawela - Galketiwela - Goradiyagolla - Hapugahapitiya - Hegama - Hegasulla - Helagama - Kalaganwatta - Kandeyaya - Karandagolla - Kosgolla - Kotambe - Kumbukwela - Kurupanawela - Madulla North - Madulla South - Maliyadda - Mallagama - Mathetilla - Meepanawa - Morahela - Morangathenna - Muganagahapitiya - Nildandaheenna - Pallewela - Palugama - Purankumbura - Rambuke - Roopaha - Roopaha East - Sooriyagahapathana Ihala - Sooriyagahapathana Pahala - St. Magret - Theripehe - Thibbatugoda - Thibbatugoda South - Thunhitiyawa - Udagama - Udamadura - Udamadura North - Udapussellawa North - Udapussellawa South - Udawela - Watambe - Wathulanda East - Wewathenna - Yatimadura - Yombuwelthenna ## Quick answers - Where is Wathulanda West?In Nildandahinna DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wathulanda West?Ambaliyadda, Embulampaha, Kurupanawela, Sooriyagahapathana Pahala, Udapussellawa North and Wathulanda East - How many villages are in Wathulanda West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wathulanda West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wathulanda West?Mount View Holiday Home, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wathulanda West?H N B, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wathulanda West?PET, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wathulanda West?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wathulanda West?LK2309560 (OCHA common operational dataset)