# Wendakaduwa GN division, Pallama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wendakaduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallama DS Division # Wendakaduwa Wendakaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.90 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.9km² - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wendakaduwa? Wendakaduwa lies in [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Ambakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/ambakele/), [Ihala Attanganaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/ihala-attanganaya/), [Katupotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/katupotha/), [Nandimithrapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/nandimithrapura/), [Serukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/serukele/), [Thamarakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/thamarakkulama/) and [Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/wijayakatupatha-elen-megoda/). By area it is the 3009th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/). The centre of Wendakaduwa is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7186° N, 79.9243° E. Local names: වෙන්දකඩුව . 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 Wendakaduwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wendakaduwa. - Adammana - Wendakaduwa 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 Wendakaduwa Named natural and historic features inside Wendakaduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Adammana Wewa - Vendakaduwa 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 Wendakaduwa 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 Wendakaduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madawakkulama · Madawakkulama 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74343&mlon=79.97783#map=17/7.74343/79.97783) Bank Cooperative rural bank · Andigama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77627&mlon=79.94868#map=17/7.77627/79.94868) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypeco Filling Station · Andigama 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78020&mlon=79.94827#map=17/7.78020/79.94827) Hotel sarani Hotel · Katupotha 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73454&mlon=79.95597#map=17/7.73454/79.95597) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Wijaya Katupotha School · Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72245&mlon=79.87588#map=17/7.72245/79.87588) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station Arachchikattuwa · Rajakadaluwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66165&mlon=79.83737#map=17/7.66165/79.83737) 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 Pallama DS Division - Dewala Handiya - Kammanadaluwa - Katupotha - Madawakkulama - Nagavila - Nandimithrapura - Pallama - Periyamaduwa - Puliyankulama - Serukele - Siyambalagaswewa - Thamarakkulama - Thammana - Wathupola - Wetiya - Wilpatha East - Wilpatha West ## Quick answers - Where is Wendakaduwa?In Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wendakaduwa?Ambakele, Ihala Attanganaya, Katupotha, Nandimithrapura, Serukele, Thamarakkulama and Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda - How many villages are in Wendakaduwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wendakaduwa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Wendakaduwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wendakaduwa?Madawakkulama, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wendakaduwa?Cooperative rural bank, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wendakaduwa?HNB, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wendakaduwa?Ceypeco Filling Station, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wendakaduwa?LK6227070 (OCHA common operational dataset)