# Kandahindagama GN division, Lahugala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/kandahindagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Lahugala DS Division # Kandahindagama Kandahindagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **14.3 km²**. - 14.3km² ## Where is Kandahindagama? Kandahindagama lies in [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Hulannuge West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/hulannuge-west/), [Maha Kalugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/maha-kalugolla/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/pallegama/), [Panama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-west/) and [Siripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/siripura/). By area it is the 753rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/). The centre of Kandahindagama is about 197 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9134° N, 81.6371° E. Local names: කඳහිඳගම . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kandahindagama Named natural and historic features inside Kandahindagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kuda Oya 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 Kandahindagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandahindagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Lahugala · Lahugala 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87795&mlon=81.71792#map=17/6.87795/81.71792) Bank National Savings Bank · Siyambalanduwa 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90682&mlon=81.55273#map=17/6.90682/81.55273) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump fuel station · Siyambalanduwa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90666&mlon=81.55111#map=17/6.90666/81.55111) Hotel Mahawewa Circuit Bungalow · Perani Lahugala 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88955&mlon=81.70676#map=17/6.88955/81.70676) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Sinhala maha Vidyalaya · Hulannuge 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91936&mlon=81.66392#map=17/6.91936/81.66392) College Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - Dehiwala · Newgala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01367&mlon=81.56250#map=17/7.01367/81.56250) Police station Police Station Siyambanduwa · Siyambalanduwa 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90665&mlon=81.54775#map=17/6.90665/81.54775) 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 Lahugala DS Division - Dewalagoda - Hulannuge - Hulannuge West - Lahugala - Panama Central - Panama North - Panama South - Panama West - Pansalgoda - Perani Lahugala - Shasthrawela ## Quick answers - Where is Kandahindagama?In Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandahindagama?Hulannuge West, Maha Kalugolla, Pallegama, Panama West and Siripura - What is the best time to visit Kandahindagama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandahindagama?Divisional Hospital - Lahugala, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandahindagama?National Savings Bank, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandahindagama?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandahindagama?fuel station, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kandahindagama?LK5251005 (OCHA common operational dataset)