# Watagoda GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/watagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Watagoda Watagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **5.58 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.6km² - 3mapped services - 1,117 mtypical elevation ## Where is Watagoda? Watagoda lies in [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Devon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/devon/), [Dimbula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dimbula/), [Dunukedeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/dunukedeniya/), [Great Western](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/great-western/), [Hollyrood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/hollyrood/), [Medakumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/medakumbura-north/) and [Mount Vernon](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/mount-vernon/). By area it is the 2563rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Watagoda is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9613° N, 80.6456° E. Local names: වටගොඩ . 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 Watagoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Watagoda. - Hunuketegala 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 Watagoda Named natural and historic features inside Watagoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 waterfall. - Saint Clair Falls ### Estates 3 estates. - Wattegodde - West Holyrood - Yoxford ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Watagoda Railway Station 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 Watagoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 198 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 20 108 Feb 21 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 22 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Watagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medecombra GH · Medakumbura North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=80.63902#map=17/6.97996/80.63902) Bank BOC · Thalawakele 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93865&mlon=80.66117#map=17/6.93865/80.66117) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thalawakele 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93707&mlon=80.66140#map=17/6.93707/80.66140) Hotel Pekoe villa Watagoda · Watagoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97146&mlon=80.65388#map=17/6.97146/80.65388) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School නු / සුමන ද්විතියික පාසල, තලවකැලේ · Devon 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94196&mlon=80.65620#map=17/6.94196/80.65620) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Pundaluoya Police Station · Pundaluoya South 6.5 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 Watagoda Places mapped inside Watagoda in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Restaurants1 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 Thalawakele DS Division - Agarapathana - Albion - Balmoral - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - Elbedda - Glasgow - Great Western - Hallbrook - Henfold - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Watagoda?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Watagoda?Devon, Dimbula, Dunukedeniya, Great Western, Hollyrood, Medakumbura North and Mount Vernon - How many villages are in Watagoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Watagoda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Watagoda?Medecombra GH, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Watagoda?BOC, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Watagoda?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Watagoda?Ceypetco, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Watagoda?LK2327015 (OCHA common operational dataset)