# Buduruwakanda GN division, Galgamuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/buduruwakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Galgamuwa DS Division # Buduruwakanda Buduruwakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **4.29 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.3km² - 2mapped services - 106 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buduruwakanda? Buduruwakanda lies in [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/), [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: [Jayalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/jayalanda/), [Kallanchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kallanchiya/), [Kelegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kelegama/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kumbukwewa/), [Kurundankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/kurundankulama/), [Mahagalkadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/mahagalkadawala/) and [Siyambalewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/siyambalewa/). By area it is the 3491st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/). The centre of Buduruwakanda is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0439° N, 80.2742° E. Local names: බුදුරුවකන්ද . 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 Buduruwakanda Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Buduruwakanda. Settlements here lie between about 103 m and 108 m above sea level (median 106 m). - Amunukole - Amunukole Junction - Buduruwakanda - Ulpattewa - Werabediyawa 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 Buduruwakanda Named natural and historic features inside Buduruwakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Amunukole Wewa - Bogaha Wewa - Palusiyambalawa Wewa - Ulpath Wewa - Werabediyawa Wewa 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 Buduruwakanda 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 Buduruwakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galgamuwa Base Hospital · Mahagalgamuwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00154&mlon=80.27710#map=17/8.00154/80.27710) Bank Bimputh Finance PLC · Divullewa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00249&mlon=80.27120#map=17/8.00249/80.27120) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Ceypetco filling station · Buduruwakanda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04736&mlon=80.28301#map=17/8.04736/80.28301) Hotel Kalaoya Reach Hotel · Medagama West 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10127&mlon=80.27928#map=17/8.10127/80.27928) Mall Rikasha Fancy Center · Galgamuwa Town 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99831&mlon=80.27142#map=17/7.99831/80.27142) School Buduruvakanda MV · Buduruwakanda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03518&mlon=80.27674#map=17/8.03518/80.27674) College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) Police station Galgamuwa Police Station · Mahagalgamuwa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00099&mlon=80.27786#map=17/8.00099/80.27786) 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 Buduruwakanda Places mapped inside Buduruwakanda in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Galgamuwa DS Division - Aluthherathgama - Bandaragama - Bulnewa - Divullewa - Ethiniwetunugala - Galgamuwa Town - Ganangamuwa - Ganedivulwewa - Gemunupura - Ihala Nanneriya - Ihala Palukandewa - Ihalagama - Jayabima - Jayalanda - Kallanchiya - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattakaduwa - Katuwewa - Kelegama - Kepela - Kohombankulama - Kokwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kurundankulama - Kurundewa - Lassanagama - Madadombe - Madawachchiya - Mahagalgamuwa - Mahagalkadawala - Mahananneriya North - Mahananneriya South - Medagama East - Medagama West - Meegalewa - Molewa - Monnankulama - Mottapettewa - Nahettikulama - Nallachchiya - Nochchiya - Padavigama - Padipanchawa - Pahala Palukandewa - Palugolla - Palukadawala - Peddegama - Porottukadawala - Senarathgama - Siyambalewa - Thissapura - Thorawa - Track 4 Usgala - Ulpathagama - Usgala Siyambalangamuwa - Wadugama - Walagambapura - Walaswewa - Wegedara - Wewaranawetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Buduruwakanda?In Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Buduruwakanda?Jayalanda, Kallanchiya, Kelegama, Kumbukwewa, Kurundankulama, Mahagalkadawala and Siyambalewa - How many villages are in Buduruwakanda?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buduruwakanda?Settlements lie between 103 m and 108 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Buduruwakanda?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Buduruwakanda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buduruwakanda?Galgamuwa Base Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buduruwakanda?Bimputh Finance PLC, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buduruwakanda?Boc, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buduruwakanda?Ceypetco filling station, about 1.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Buduruwakanda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Buduruwakanda?LK6106100 (OCHA common operational dataset)