# Kanahela GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Kanahela Kanahela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² ## Where is Kanahela? Kanahela lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Dambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambewela/), [Gonagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-east/), [Gonagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-west/), [Meeriyabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/meeriyabedda/), [Palagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palagolla/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pallegama/), [Passara Town North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-north/), [Passara Town South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-south/) and [Puhulwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/puhulwatta/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Kanahela is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9285° N, 81.1488° E. Local names: කණහෙල . 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 Kanahela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kanahela. - Kanahela Upper Part 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 Kanahela Named natural and historic features inside Kanahela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Bandiyakanda · 1,196 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 Kanahela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kanahela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel O2 Ella · Gonagala East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92931&mlon=81.14320#map=17/6.92931/81.14320) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Gemunu Central College · Passara Town South 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93418&mlon=81.15324#map=17/6.93418/81.15324) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Kanahela?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanahela?Dambewela, Gonagala East, Gonagala West, Meeriyabedda, Palagolla, Pallegama, Passara Town North, Passara Town South and Puhulwatta - How many villages are in Kanahela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kanahela?Bandiyakanda (1,196 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kanahela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanahela?District Hospital Passara, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanahela?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanahela?Sampath, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanahela?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanahela?LK8118100 (OCHA common operational dataset)