# Kivulegedara GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kivulegedara/

Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division 

# Kivulegedara

Kivulegedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **11.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11.5km²
- 254 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kivulegedara?

Kivulegedara 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 4 other GN divisions: [Hegasulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/hegasulla/), [Kirivehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kirivehera/), [Pallewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/pallewela/) and [Welaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/welaoya/). By area it is the 1012th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.6% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Kivulegedara is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1521° N, 80.9799° E. Local names: කිවුලේගෙදර .

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 Kivulegedara

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Kivulegedara. Settlements here lie between about 214 m and 483 m above sea level (median 254 m).

- Ambagahakandura
- Dematawelketiya
- Kivulegedaragama
- Meladugolla
- Ulpatha
- Ulpothagama
- Veheragala

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 Kivulegedara

Named natural and historic features inside Kivulegedara, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Kiwulgedarakanda · 664 m

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 Kivulegedara 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 Kivulegedara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Theripehe Hospital · Hegasulla 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12051&mlon=80.92591#map=17/7.12051/80.92591) 

Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pannala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14536&mlon=80.85629#map=17/7.14536/80.85629) 

Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Wewathenna Vidyalaya · Wewathenna 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13461&mlon=81.00692#map=17/7.13461/81.00692) 

College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) 

Police station Keerthibandara Police Station · Pannala 14 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
- Kirivehera
- Mahakele
- Mahathenna
- Maliyadda
- Mudagamuwa
- Narangala
- Pallewela
- Thalakumbura
- Thetilla
- Wasanagama
- Welaoya
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Kivulegedara?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kivulegedara?Hegasulla, Kirivehera, Pallewela and Welaoya
- How many villages are in Kivulegedara?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kivulegedara?Settlements lie between 214 m and 483 m
- What is the highest point in Kivulegedara?Kiwulgedarakanda (664 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Kivulegedara?February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kivulegedara?Theripehe Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kivulegedara?People's Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kivulegedara?PET, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kivulegedara?Ceypetco, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kivulegedara?LK8112045 (OCHA common operational dataset)