# Kandegama GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kandegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Kandegama Kandegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **2.12 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.1km² - 2mapped services - 1,029 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kandegama? Kandegama lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [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: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Egodakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/egodakanda/), [Kendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kendagolla/), [Kurunduoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/), [Maha Uva](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/maha-uva/), [Medakandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/medakandura/), [Mulhalkele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mulhalkele/) and [Walapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/walapane/). By area it is the 6647th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Kandegama is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0873° N, 80.8541° E. Local names: කන්දෙගම . 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 Kandegama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kandegama. Settlements here lie between about 1,011 m and 1,214 m above sea level (median 1,029 m). - Mulhalkelewatta - Wathumulla I - Wathumulla II 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 Kandegama Named natural and historic features inside Kandegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Wattamulla 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 Kandegama 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 Kandegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital of Walapane · Mulhalkele 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10227&mlon=80.85827#map=17/7.10227/80.85827) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kandegama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09507&mlon=80.86230#map=17/7.09507/80.86230) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Auslink Hotel · Walapane 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09499&mlon=80.86280#map=17/7.09499/80.86280) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School poijjkoj0j · Egodakanda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08622&mlon=80.86903#map=17/7.08622/80.86903) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09338&mlon=80.86231#map=17/7.09338/80.86231) 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 Kandegama Places mapped inside Kandegama in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Police stations1 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 Walapane DS Division - Alakolawewa - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - Binganthalawa - Brookside - Deliwala North - Deliwela South - Egodakanda - Ekangapura - Galabada - Harasbedda North - Harasbedda South - High Forest - High Forest - Ihala Pannala - Ilukpelessa - Kendagolla - Ketakandura - Kumbalgamuwa - Kumbalgamuwa East - Kurunduoya - Landupita - Liyanwala Pahalagama - Liyanwela Ihalagama - Madumana - Maha Uva - Mahakudugala - Mahapathana - Mailagasthenna - Manelwala - Manthreethenna - Medakandura - Morabedda - Mulhalkele - Munwatta - Napatawela - Naranthalawa - Padiyapelella - Palalpathana - Pandithaya Kumbura - Pannala - Ragala - Ragala Watta - Rathnayakapura - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Kandegama?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandegama?Binganthalawa, Egodakanda, Kendagolla, Kurunduoya, Maha Uva, Medakandura, Mulhalkele and Walapane - How many villages are in Kandegama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kandegama?Settlements lie between 1,011 m and 1,214 m - What is the best time to visit Kandegama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandegama?Divisional Hospital of Walapane, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandegama?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandegama?PET, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandegama?IOC Fuel Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - How many banks are in Kandegama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kandegama?LK2324260 (OCHA common operational dataset)