# Kandehena GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division 

# Kandehena

Kandehena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **0.34 km²**.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Kandehena?

Kandehena lies in [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Dunukewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/dunukewatta/), [Kalugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/kalugamuwa/) and [Parape North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/rambukkana/parape-north/). By area it is the 13176th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Kandehena is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3784° N, 80.4155° E. Local names: කන්දෙහේන .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Kandehena 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 Kandehena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rambukkana Hospital · Eriyawa 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32724&mlon=80.39587#map=17/7.32724/80.39587) 

Bank Samurdhi community based bank - rambukkana · Diyasunnatha 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32334&mlon=80.39655#map=17/7.32334/80.39655) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Yodhagama 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29972&mlon=80.38650#map=17/7.29972/80.38650) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Rambukkana Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32337&mlon=80.39609#map=17/7.32337/80.39609) 

Hotel St Clair Villas · Uggalpaya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36105&mlon=80.41605#map=17/7.36105/80.41605) 

Mall City Choice · Gangoda 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) 

School Ketawala Primary School · Gonagala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39696&mlon=80.41420#map=17/7.39696/80.41420) 

College Industrial Engineering Training Institute - Moratuwa · Kanugolla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36750&mlon=80.41111#map=17/7.36750/80.41111) 

Police station Rambukkana Police Station · Hurimaluwa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32438&mlon=80.38785#map=17/7.32438/80.38785) 

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 Mawathagama DS Division

- Akade
- Arampola
- Arampola Watta North
- Arampola Watta South
- Bandaragala
- Barandana
- Boyagoda
- Bulathwatta
- Delgolla Watta North
- Delgolla Watta South
- Delpaddana
- Dunukewatta
- Ellagonna
- Eriminna
- Etagahawela
- Galapitamulla
- Gonagala
- Gonagaldeniya
- Halwahala
- Henepola
- Hettipola
- Hidagolla
- Ihala Weligepola
- Ilukewela North
- Ilukewela South
- Kahandawelipotha
- Kahapathwala
- Kahapathwala North
- Kalugamuwa
- Kanduboda
- Katugampalagedara
- Kongaswala
- Kossinna
- Kotikapala
- Kotikapola Ihalagama
- Madawa
- Malandeniya
- Maralanda
- Maswewa
- Mawathagama
- Mawathagama North
- Mawathagama South
- Mawathagama West
- Meddegamgoda
- Mee/ Pallegama East
- Mee/Medagamgoda
- Mee/Pallegama West
- Mee/Udagama
- Mee/Wambugamgoda
- Metibokka
- Nawa Pothubowa
- Paragahadeniya
- Pilessa Ihalagama
- Pilessa Pahalagama
- Pothubowa
- Rathneggama
- Samodagama
- Singhapura
- Tharapotha
- Tigola
- Uda Iguruwatta
- Udakottamulla
- Udanagama
- Uggalpaya
- Wadiyagoda
- Waraddana
- Watareka
- Welikumbura
- Wewagedara
- Yatiwala

## Quick answers

- Where is Kandehena?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandehena?Dunukewatta, Kalugamuwa and Parape North
- What is the best time to visit Kandehena?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandehena?Rambukkana Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandehena?Samurdhi community based bank - rambukkana, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandehena?Sampath ATM, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandehena?Lanka filling station, about 6.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kandehena?LK6160345 (OCHA common operational dataset)