# Kandathoduwawa GN division, Mundel DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kandathoduwawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Kandathoduwawa Kandathoduwawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.01 km²**. - 2.0km² ## Where is Kandathoduwawa? Kandathoduwawa lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kanamulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kanamulla-south/), [Mukkuthoduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/mukkuthoduwawa/), [Palasola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palasola/), [Palliwasalpaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palliwasalpaduwa/) and [Sameeragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/sameeragama/). By area it is the 6894th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Kandathoduwawa is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8900° N, 79.7626° E. Local names: කන්දතොඩුවාව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Kandathoduwawa - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo80 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo120 km ### Nearest railway station Madurankuli (Madurankuliya), about 6.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:56). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Kandathoduwawa Named natural and historic features inside Kandathoduwawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kandatoduwa 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 Kandathoduwawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandathoduwawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriya Medical Center · Madurankuliya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90623&mlon=79.82282#map=17/7.90623/79.82282) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Imithiyas Petrol Station · Pubudugama 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88791&mlon=79.81728#map=17/7.88791/79.81728) Hotel Nayan's paradise · Palliwasalpaduwa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86367&mlon=79.76363#map=17/7.86367/79.76363) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Madurankuliya Maha Vidyalaya · Madurankuliya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90071&mlon=79.82133#map=17/7.90071/79.82133) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80780&mlon=79.82559#map=17/7.80780/79.82559) 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Kandathoduwawa?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandathoduwawa?Kanamulla South, Mukkuthoduwawa, Palasola, Palliwasalpaduwa and Sameeragama - What time zone is Kandathoduwawa in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kandathoduwawa?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kandathoduwawa?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Kandathoduwawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandathoduwawa?Sooriya Medical Center, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandathoduwawa?BOC, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandathoduwawa?HNB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandathoduwawa?Imithiyas Petrol Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kandathoduwawa?LK6218055 (OCHA common operational dataset)