# Kirivehera GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kirivehera/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division # Kirivehera Kirivehera is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.07 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.1km² - 254 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kirivehera? Kirivehera lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kandaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kandaketiya/), [Kivulegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kivulegedara/), [Pallewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/pallewela/), [Welaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/welaoya/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/wewathenna/). By area it is the 4837th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Kirivehera is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1523° N, 81.0043° E. Local names: කිරිවෙහෙර . 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 Kirivehera Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kirivehera. Settlements here lie between about 145 m and 259 m above sea level (median 254 m). - Maliyadda - Pussakanda - Pussekandagama - Ussakelipudama 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 Kirivehera Named natural and historic features inside Kirivehera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Pussekanda · 270 m - Ussakelipudama · 253 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Hingureyaya 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 Kirivehera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 558 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 144 Feb 27 106 Mar 28 102 Apr 30 155 May 30 128 Jun 29 62 Jul 29 50 Aug 30 64 Sep 30 112 Oct 29 221 Nov 28 289 Dec 27 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kirivehera Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary · Bogahakumbura 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08105&mlon=81.01073#map=17/7.08105/81.01073) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pannala 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14536&mlon=80.85629#map=17/7.14536/80.85629) Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Wewathenna Vidyalaya · Wewathenna 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13461&mlon=81.00692#map=17/7.13461/81.00692) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Keerthibandara Police Station · Pannala 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14427&mlon=80.85585#map=17/7.14427/80.85585) 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 Kandeketiya DS Division - Baduluoya East - Baduluoya West - Beramada - Bogahakumbura - Bokanoruwa - Bopitiya - Dikkumbura - Galauda - Godunna - Hapathgamuwa - Hevandana - Kandakepoo Ulpotha - Kandaketiya - Kivulegedara - Mahakele - Mahathenna - Maliyadda - Mudagamuwa - Narangala - Pallewela - Thalakumbura - Thetilla - Wasanagama - Welaoya - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Kirivehera?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kirivehera?Kandaketiya, Kivulegedara, Pallewela, Welaoya and Wewathenna - How many villages are in Kirivehera?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kirivehera?Settlements lie between 145 m and 259 m - What is the highest point in Kirivehera?Pussekanda (270 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kirivehera?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kirivehera?Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kirivehera?People's Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kirivehera?PET, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kirivehera?Ceypetco, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kirivehera?LK8112050 (OCHA common operational dataset)