# Kurunduoya GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kurunduoya/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Kurunduoya Kurunduoya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **4.20 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.2km² - 1,478 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kurunduoya? Kurunduoya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Galabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/galabada/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324365/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324380/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kandegama/), [Medakandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/medakandura/) and [Ukuthule East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ukuthule-east/). By area it is the 3583rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Kurunduoya is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0819° N, 80.8300° E. Local names: කුරුඳු ඔය . 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 Kurunduoya Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kurunduoya. Settlements here lie between about 1,376 m and 1,543 m above sea level (median 1,478 m). - Alma - Elmawatta - Kurundu Oya - Mathurata State - Mathuratawatta 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 Kurunduoya Named natural and historic features inside Kurunduoya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Charley Valley - Greymont 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 Kurunduoya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 559 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 18 108 Feb 18 86 Mar 20 104 Apr 21 175 May 20 164 Jun 19 101 Jul 19 82 Aug 19 92 Sep 19 129 Oct 19 234 Nov 19 274 Dec 18 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kurunduoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital High Forest Government Hospital · High Forest 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06673&mlon=80.84009#map=17/7.06673/80.84009) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Padiyapelella 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09452&mlon=80.79949#map=17/7.09452/80.79949) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel AYALE DOME Mandaramnuwara - අයාලේ මන්දාරම්නුවර · Uda Padiyapelella 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08964&mlon=80.79629#map=17/7.08964/80.79629) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Highforest No.03 Tamil Vidyalayam · High Forest 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06851&mlon=80.84189#map=17/7.06851/80.84189) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 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 - Ketakandura - Kumbalgamuwa - Kumbalgamuwa East - 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 Kurunduoya?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurunduoya?Binganthalawa, Galabada, High Forest, High Forest, Kandegama, Medakandura and Ukuthule East - How many villages are in Kurunduoya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kurunduoya?Settlements lie between 1,376 m and 1,543 m - What is the best time to visit Kurunduoya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurunduoya?High Forest Government Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurunduoya?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurunduoya?PET, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurunduoya?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurunduoya?LK2324270 (OCHA common operational dataset)