# Nelumdeniya GN division, Warakapola DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/nelumdeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Warakapola DS Division # Nelumdeniya Nelumdeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Warakapola DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **1.72 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Nelumdeniya? Nelumdeniya 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dedigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/dedigama/), [Mampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/mampita/), [Morawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/morawaka/), [Othnapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/othnapitiya/) and [Pitadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/pitadeniya/). By area it is the 7660th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Warakapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/). The centre of Nelumdeniya is about 56 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2262° N, 80.2589° E. Local names: නෙළුන්දෙනිය . 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 Nelumdeniya ### Nearby, outside Nelumdeniya - Dedigama Kota Vehera · archaeological site, Dedigama2.0 km - Dedigama Musium · museum, Dedigama2.1 km - Dedigama Museum · museum, Dedigama2.1 km - Bothale Walawwa · castle or fort, Bothale Pahalagama East11 km - Dunumala ella · attraction, Uduwaka11 km - Algama Water fall · attraction, Algama Ihalagama12 km - legale · attraction, Karandupotha13 km - Millangoda Elephant Village · attraction, Uda Karadupana14 km - Kešu · attraction, Bataleeya15 km - Millennium Elephant Foundation · attraction, Kolongalla15 km - Sanjaya · attraction, Neligama Ihala15 km - Ape Gama · theme park, Yodhagama16 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: Nelumdeniya - 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) · Colombo42 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo61 km ### Nearest railway station Bujjomuwa (Bujjomuwa), about 7.5 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. ## Villages and localities in Nelumdeniya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nelumdeniya. - Nelundeniya 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). ## Weather in Nelumdeniya 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 Nelumdeniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Yattogoda Ayurveda Medical Centre · Ballapana Pathabage 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23694&mlon=80.29287#map=17/7.23694/80.29287) Bank RDB Bank · Nelumdeniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23443&mlon=80.26259#map=17/7.23443/80.26259) ATM Commercial Bank · Alawwa South 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29455&mlon=80.24165#map=17/7.29455/80.24165) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Galigamuwa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23541&mlon=80.30957#map=17/7.23541/80.30957) Hotel Gasnawa Estate Bungalow · Mampita 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23194&mlon=80.26690#map=17/7.23194/80.26690) Mall Arpico Supercentre - Kegalle · Kegalle Town 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25352&mlon=80.34145#map=17/7.25352/80.34145) School sisura pre school · Morawaka 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24060&mlon=80.25978#map=17/7.24060/80.25978) College Mainnoluwa Maha Vidyalaya · Thumbaliyadda 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20795&mlon=80.21281#map=17/7.20795/80.21281) Police station Warakapola · Warakapola 6.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nelumdeniya Places mapped inside Nelumdeniya in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Warakapola DS Division - Akwatta - Algama - Algama Ihalagama - Alpitiya - Ambepussa - Boorunnawa - Bopitiya - Dedigama - Delgamuwa - Dorawaka Pallebage - Dorawaka Udabage - Dummaladeniya - Ebidigala - Egalla - Elamaldeniya - 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 - 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 Nelumdeniya?In Warakapola DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nelumdeniya?Dedigama, Mampita, Morawaka, Othnapitiya and Pitadeniya - What is there to see in Nelumdeniya?Dedigama Kota Vehera, Dedigama Musium, Dedigama Museum, Bothale Walawwa - What time zone is Nelumdeniya in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Nelumdeniya?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Nelumdeniya?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nelumdeniya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nelumdeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nelumdeniya?Yattogoda Ayurveda Medical Centre, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nelumdeniya?RDB Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nelumdeniya?Commercial Bank, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nelumdeniya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Nelumdeniya?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Nelumdeniya?LK9218140 (OCHA common operational dataset)