# Kelegedara GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kelegedara/ Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division # Kelegedara Kelegedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.13 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.1km² - 2mapped services - 29 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kelegedara? Kelegedara lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Kandayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kandayaya/), [Kappangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kappangamuwa/), [Kekunawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/kekunawala/), [Koshena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kuliyapitiya-west/koshena/), [Padiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/padiwela/) and [Thorabichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/thorabichchiya/). By area it is the 6623rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Kelegedara is about 67 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5257° N, 79.9820° E. Local names: කැලෑගෙදර . 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 Kelegedara Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kelegedara. - Baragedara - Kalegedara 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 Kelegedara Named natural and historic features inside Kelegedara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kotagedara 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 Kelegedara 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 Kelegedara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chester Animal Hospital · Ihalagama North 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48482&mlon=79.96988#map=17/7.48482/79.96988) Bank RDB Bank · Thunthota 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49277&mlon=79.91576#map=17/7.49277/79.91576) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bunnehepola Temple · Palugamuwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48699&mlon=79.94073#map=17/7.48699/79.94073) Hotel Ruvini Leisure Resort · Kelegedara 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52966&mlon=79.98541#map=17/7.52966/79.98541) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Anagarika Dharmapala Central College-Baragedara · Kelegedara 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52961&mlon=79.98565#map=17/7.52961/79.98565) College Jamiah Manarul Hudha Arabic College · Divurumpola 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50632&mlon=79.95749#map=17/7.50632/79.95749) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Kelegedara Places mapped inside Kelegedara in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Bingiriya DS Division - Aluthgama - Bakmeeruppa - Bandarigalgoda - Bingiriya - Bowatta - Brahmanayagama - Getulawa - Hamannapahuwa - Heenpannawa - Hendiyapola - Hiruwalpola - Horagasagara - Ihala Galwewa - Ihala Kadigamuwa - Ihala Kalugama - Ihala Konkandawala - Ihala Koswatta - Kaduruwewa - Karandanayagama - Kiniyama East - Kiniyama West - Konkadawala - Kosagama - Koshenagara - Kudakalawa - Kurundupotha - Madulupitiya - Manelembuwa - Maunawa - Meladeniya - Molaeliya - Mookalanhena - Murukandiya - Nithalawa - Padiwela - Pahala Galwewa - Pahala Kadigamuwa - Pahala Kiniyama - Pahala Koswatta - Pahala Mandakondana - Pahala Thalampola - Panawewa - Puwakgahakadawala - Tharana - Thorabichchiya - Udawela - Urapotta - Vilattawa Palatha - Wanduressa - Weerapokuna - Wellarawa ## Quick answers - Where is Kelegedara?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kelegedara?Kandayaya, Kappangamuwa, Kekunawala, Koshena, Padiwela and Thorabichchiya - How many villages are in Kelegedara?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kelegedara?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kelegedara?Chester Animal Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kelegedara?RDB Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kelegedara?Kandawala, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kelegedara?Bunnehepola Temple, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kelegedara?LK6142240 (OCHA common operational dataset)