# Elamaldeniya GN division, Warakapola DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/elamaldeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Warakapola DS Division # Elamaldeniya Elamaldeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Warakapola DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **1.25 km²**. - 1.2km² ## Where is Elamaldeniya? Elamaldeniya lies in [Warakapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/), [Kegalle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Atala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/galigamuwa/atala/), [Kudapallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/kudapallegama/), [Malmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/malmaduwa/) and [Thambadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/thambadiya/). By area it is the 9190th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Warakapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/). The centre of Elamaldeniya is about 53 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1518° N, 80.2741° E. Local names: එලමල්දෙනිය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Elamaldeniya ### Nearby, outside Elamaldeniya - Dedigama Museum · museum, Dedigama6.4 km - Dedigama Musium · museum, Dedigama6.4 km - Dedigama Kota Vehera · archaeological site, Dedigama6.4 km - Dunumala ella · attraction, Uduwaka8.0 km - Algama Water fall · attraction, Algama Ihalagama11 km - Weladha Ella Waterfall · viewpoint, Kendawa11 km - Rikili ella water fall · attraction, Udapotha12 km - Ruwanwella Suspension Bridge · viewpoint, Ruwanwella12 km - Nalangana Falls · viewpoint, Uduwa14 km - Rukmal Ella Waterfall · viewpoint, Dedugala15 km - Ganthuna Ella · waterfall, Ganthuna Pallegama South15 km - Olu Ella water fall · attraction, Dombepola15 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Elamaldeniya - 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) · Colombo43 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo56 km ### Nearest railway station Bujjomuwa (Bujjomuwa), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:55). 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. ## Weather in Elamaldeniya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kegalle District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Elamaldeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahapallegama Government Hospital · Maha Pallegama 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17770&mlon=80.26275#map=17/7.17770/80.26275) Bank People's Bank · Galapitamada 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13969&mlon=80.23454#map=17/7.13969/80.23454) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawathura 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10666&mlon=80.33501#map=17/7.10666/80.33501) Petrol pump Filling Station · Doranuwa 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06852&mlon=80.26514#map=17/7.06852/80.26514) Hotel Prashan Hotel and Restaurant · Ampe 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13040&mlon=80.28582#map=17/7.13040/80.28582) Mall Arpico Supercentre - Kegalle · Kegalle Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25352&mlon=80.34145#map=17/7.25352/80.34145) School Heenwella School · Hapudeniya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14824&mlon=80.30573#map=17/7.14824/80.30573) College Senitway Education Academy · Kannattota 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08764&mlon=80.27652#map=17/7.08764/80.27652) Police station Warakapola · Warakapola 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22751&mlon=80.19972#map=17/7.22751/80.19972) 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 Warakapola DS Division - Akwatta - Algama - Algama Ihalagama - Alpitiya - Ambepussa - Boorunnawa - Bopitiya - Dedigama - Delgamuwa - Dorawaka Pallebage - Dorawaka Udabage - Dummaladeniya - Ebidigala - Egalla - Ethnawala - Ganithapura - Gasnawa - Godawela - Hallawa - Hapugoda - Heliyagoda - Ihala Lenagala - Iipangamuwa - Imbulovita - Kalugala - Kandegama - Kinivita - Kivuldeniya - Kodapaluwa - Kohombadeniya - Kudapallegama - Kukulpane - Kumbalgama - Madurupitiya - Maha Pallegama - Mahena - Mahena Colony - Malmaduwa - Mampita - Mangedara - Menikkadawara - Metiyagane - Morawaka - Nangalla - Nape - Nelumdeniya - Niwatuwa - Opatha - Othnapitiya - Pahala Lenagala - Palamure - Pallepelpita - Parakramagama - Paspolakanda - Penihela - Pinnagoda Kanda - Pitadeniya - Polgampala - Puhulegama - Ragalkanda - Thalgahadeniya - Thalgama - Thalliyadda - Thambadiya - Thambugala - Tholangamuwa - Thulhiriya - Thumbaliyadda - Thunthota - Uduwaka - Waddeniya - Warakapola - Welhella - Weniwellakaduwa - Weragala - Weragoda - Yaddehimulla ## Quick answers - Where is Elamaldeniya?In Warakapola DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Elamaldeniya?Atala, Kudapallegama, Malmaduwa and Thambadiya - What is there to see in Elamaldeniya?Dedigama Museum, Dedigama Musium, Dedigama Kota Vehera, Dunumala ella - What time zone is Elamaldeniya in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Elamaldeniya?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Elamaldeniya?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Elamaldeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Elamaldeniya?Mahapallegama Government Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Elamaldeniya?People's Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Elamaldeniya?People's Bank ATM, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elamaldeniya?Filling Station, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Elamaldeniya?LK9218360 (OCHA common operational dataset)