# Kandegama GN division, Rideemaliyadda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kandegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Rideemaliyadda DS Division # Kandegama Kandegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideemaliyadda DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **7.19 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.2km² - 416 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kandegama? Kandegama lies in [Rideemaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Dikyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/dikyaya/), [Kehel Attawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kehel-attawala/), [Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/mahagama/), [Rideemaliyadda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/rideemaliyadda-north/), [Rideemaliyadda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/rideemaliyadda-south/) and [Ritigahaarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/ritigahaarawa/). By area it is the 1846th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Rideemaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/). The centre of Kandegama is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1870° N, 81.1117° E. Local names: කන්දේගම . 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 Kandegama Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kandegama. Settlements here lie between about 410 m and 623 m above sea level (median 416 m). - Bulugahawela - Demataketiya - Dodamgolla - Kandegama - Kanugolla 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 Kandegama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 396 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 to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 26 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 29 155 May 29 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 112 Oct 28 221 Nov 26 289 Dec 26 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Uraniya District Hospital · Uraniya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23630&mlon=81.10823#map=17/7.23630/81.10823) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Andaulpatha 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26242&mlon=81.08144#map=17/7.26242/81.08144) ATM People's · Badulla East 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Madulsima Hobbit Resort · Andaulpatha 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25711&mlon=81.08068#map=17/7.25711/81.08068) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Dikyaaya School · Dikyaya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17218&mlon=81.09438#map=17/7.17218/81.09438) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Rideemaliyadda DS Division - Abhayapura - Aluketiyawa - Andaulpatha - Aralupitiya - Arawa - Arawatta - Bubula - Deekirigolla - Dehigama - Dikkendayaya - Dikyaya - Diyakombala - Ekiriyankumbura - Gamakumbura North - Gamakumbura South - Ikiriyagoda - Kandubedda - Keselpotha North - Keselpotha South - Kotathalawa - Kudalunuka - Kuralewela - Kuruvithenna - Mahagama - Mahalunuka - Morana - Nagadeepa - Orubendiwewa - Pahalaoyagama - Pethiyagoda - Pinnagolla - Rideemaliyadda North - Rideemaliyadda South - Ritigahaarawa - Sangabopura - Senevigama - Serana - Uraniya - Uva Gemunupura - Uva Thissapura - Welampele ## Quick answers - Where is Kandegama?In Rideemaliyadda DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandegama?Dikyaya, Kehel Attawala, Mahagama, Rideemaliyadda North, Rideemaliyadda South and Ritigahaarawa - How many villages are in Kandegama?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kandegama?Settlements lie between 410 m and 623 m - What is the best time to visit Kandegama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandegama?Uraniya District Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandegama?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandegama?People's, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandegama?IOC Gas Station, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kandegama?LK8106175 (OCHA common operational dataset)