# Wedanda GN division, Bamunakotuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/wedanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Bamunakotuwa DS Division # Wedanda Wedanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bamunakotuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.14 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.1km² - 91 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wedanda? Wedanda lies in [Bamunakotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Demataluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/demataluwa/), [Ethanawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/ethanawatta/), [Kanotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/kanotuwa/), [Mirihampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/mirihampitiya/), [Nawagatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/nawagatta/), [Pallawa Dampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/pallawa-dampitiya/) and [Siwallawagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/siwallawagedara/). By area it is the 4729th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Bamunakotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bamunakotuwa/). The centre of Wedanda is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5266° N, 80.2841° E. Local names: වෑදණ්ඩ . 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 Wedanda Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Wedanda. Settlements here lie between about 85 m and 121 m above sea level (median 91 m). - Dikwehera - Ethanawatta - Ipalowa - Saraliyawa - Wedanda 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 Wedanda Named natural and historic features inside Wedanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Polmaka Wewa ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Damritiya 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 Wedanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wedanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwatha Medi HUB · Pellandeniya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52872&mlon=80.32423#map=17/7.52872/80.32423) Bank SDB Bank - North Western Regional Office · Piduruwella 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47664&mlon=80.30621#map=17/7.47664/80.30621) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump IOC · Rathkarawwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53290&mlon=80.32098#map=17/7.53290/80.32098) Hotel Tharindu luxury Hotel & Banquet · Hanhamunawa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55147&mlon=80.29210#map=17/7.55147/80.29210) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Demataluwa Maha Vidyalaya · Demataluwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51678&mlon=80.29475#map=17/7.51678/80.29475) College Wayamba Technical College · Rathgalla 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47150&mlon=80.32164#map=17/7.47150/80.32164) Police station Police Station - Weerambugedara · Weerambugedara 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47573&mlon=80.24325#map=17/7.47573/80.24325) 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 Bamunakotuwa DS Division - Bamunakotuwa - Bogoda - Dampitiya - Demataluwa - Divulgaspitiya - Erihabe - Ethanawatta - Ganthiriyawa - Hanhamunawa - Henegedara - Homathagama - Kadiharaya - Kanotuwa - Kedapath Vehera - Kelimune - Mahakeliya - Mirihampitiya - Moonamale - Nathagane - Nawagatta - Nelunkanuwa - Pahala Imiyangoda - Pahala Kolamunna - Pallawa Dampitiya - Panadare - Panagamuwa - Panakaduwa - Panawa - Rukattane - Siwallawagedara - Thalgahagama - Walaliya - Walpola - Wathukana - Weudagama ## Quick answers - Where is Wedanda?In Bamunakotuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wedanda?Demataluwa, Ethanawatta, Kanotuwa, Mirihampitiya, Nawagatta, Pallawa Dampitiya and Siwallawagedara - How many villages are in Wedanda?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wedanda?Settlements lie between 85 m and 121 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wedanda?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Wedanda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wedanda?Suwatha Medi HUB, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wedanda?SDB Bank - North Western Regional Office, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wedanda?PET, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wedanda?IOC, about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wedanda?LK6149150 (OCHA common operational dataset)