# Wanduressa GN division, Rideegama DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/wanduressa/

Grama Niladhari division · Rideegama DS Division 

# Wanduressa

Wanduressa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.47 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.5km²
- 337 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wanduressa?

Wanduressa lies in [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/), [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: [Ariyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ariyagama/), [Kelemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kelemulla/), [Kotuhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kotuhena/), [Rusigama Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/rusigama-ihalagama/), [Udagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/udagama-west/) and [Udahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/udahena/). By area it is the 4343rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/). The centre of Wanduressa is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6039° N, 80.5634° E. Local names: වඳුරැස්ස .

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 Wanduressa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wanduressa.

- Madurugoda Valiminikanda

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 Wanduressa

Named natural and historic features inside Wanduressa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Ambokka · 1,069 m

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 Wanduressa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 246 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 61 

Feb 25 55 

Mar 26 94 

Apr 27 182 

May 26 162 

Jun 26 93 

Jul 25 65 

Aug 25 76 

Sep 25 118 

Oct 25 258 

Nov 25 270 

Dec 24 165 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wanduressa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) 

Bank Nikagolla Rural Bank · Nikagolla North 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57146&mlon=80.59588#map=17/7.57146/80.59588) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) 

Hotel Central Heritage bunglow CHB · Pallepola North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62422&mlon=80.60704#map=17/7.62422/80.60704) 

Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) 

School Balawaththala School · Balawattala 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58015&mlon=80.51747#map=17/7.58015/80.51747) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 

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 Rideegama DS Division

- Adapola
- Akkara Panaha
- Alakolamada
- Ambakote
- Balagala
- Balawattala
- Bambaragahakanda
- Bogamuwa
- Buluwala
- Buluwalakanda
- Dedurunadeegama
- Delvita
- Diniminiyathenna
- Dodamgasalanada
- Dodangahakotuwa
- Doranepola
- Dunumawa
- Erepolakanda
- Eriyagolla
- Gabadagama
- Galbindinaela
- Gallawa
- Ganegoda
- Ginihiriya
- Gonadeniya
- Gonamada
- Gonigoda
- Gopallawa
- Goraka Ela
- Gurumada
- Hadiramulla
- Haliyamulla
- Hewenpola
- Hunugalkadulla
- Hunupolagedara
- Ihala Udattapola
- Ikiriwatta
- Jakaduwa
- Jankure
- Kahahena
- Kalugahathenna
- Kanadeniyawala
- Kandegedara
- Kandepola
- Kandupalatha
- Kanugolla
- Karandagolla
- Katiyawa
- Kavisigamuwa
- Kelemulla
- Kiribathgalla
- Kithulgolla
- Kithulwala
- Kongoda
- Korossa
- Kosgolla
- Kosgollepola
- Koswatta
- Kothalawalagama
- Kotuhena
- Kurukeppitiya
- Kuthurumahana
- Lihiniwehera
- Madithiyawa
- Mahawela
- Malbe
- Maspotha
- Medagama
- Medakanda
- Meeliyadda
- Meepitiya
- Metiyampotha
- Minirangama
- Mirissala
- Morathiha
- Nahalla
- Nelaulla
- Nithulpitiya
- Niyangama
- Nuwarayaya
- Ogodapola
- Olagama
- Paliella
- Pallehorombuwa
- Pallekanda
- Palleyaya
- Panagamuwa
- Paragaswewa
- Paragoda
- Pihimbuwa
- Pitiyegedara
- Polwatta
- Pusselikanda
- Pussella
- Rambadagalla
- Rambukandana
- Ranthetikanda
- Rathvita
- Reddagoda
- Rideegama
- Siyambalangamuwa
- Thalgaspitiya
- Thelambugalla
- Udahena
- Udahorombuwa
- Udakendawala
- Udattapola Pahala
- Warakawehera
- Wegama
- Welagedara
- Welikanda
- Wewegedara

## Quick answers

- Where is Wanduressa?In Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wanduressa?Ariyagama, Kelemulla, Kotuhena, Rusigama Ihalagama, Udagama West and Udahena
- How many villages are in Wanduressa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Wanduressa?Ambokka (1,069 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Wanduressa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wanduressa?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wanduressa?Nikagolla Rural Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wanduressa?People's Bank ATM, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wanduressa?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 5.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wanduressa?LK6163030 (OCHA common operational dataset)