# Ketakandura GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ketakandura/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Ketakandura Ketakandura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.51 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.5km² - 680 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketakandura? Ketakandura 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 5 other GN divisions: [Batagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/batagolla/), [Hapugahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/hapugahapitiya/), [Kendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kendagolla/), [Manelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/manelwala/) and [Wathumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/wathumulla/). By area it is the 8316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Ketakandura is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1062° N, 80.8764° E. Local names: කැටකඳුර . 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 Ketakandura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ketakandura. - Bulugolla 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 Ketakandura and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 239 m lower 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 23 108 Feb 24 86 Mar 25 104 Apr 26 175 May 25 164 Jun 25 101 Jul 24 82 Aug 24 92 Sep 24 129 Oct 24 234 Nov 24 274 Dec 23 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ketakandura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital of Walapane · Mulhalkele 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10227&mlon=80.85827#map=17/7.10227/80.85827) Bank HNB · Walapane 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09640&mlon=80.86223#map=17/7.09640/80.86223) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Auslink Hotel · Walapane 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09499&mlon=80.86280#map=17/7.09499/80.86280) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Batagolla Pussadeva M.V. · Wathumulla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09924&mlon=80.86624#map=17/7.09924/80.86624) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 2.1 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. ## 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 - Kandegama - Kendagolla - 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 Ketakandura?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketakandura?Batagolla, Hapugahapitiya, Kendagolla, Manelwala and Wathumulla - How many villages are in Ketakandura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ketakandura?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketakandura?Divisional Hospital of Walapane, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketakandura?HNB, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketakandura?PET, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketakandura?IOC Fuel Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketakandura?LK2324065 (OCHA common operational dataset)