# Kandegedara Town GN division, Soranathota DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kandegedara-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Kandegedara Town Kandegedara Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.37 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped services - 965 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kandegedara Town? Kandegedara Town lies in [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/), [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: [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/idamegama/), [Jangulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/jangulla/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kirioruwa/), [Ledgerwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ledgerwatta/) and [Wegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/wegama/). By area it is the 8789th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Kandegedara Town is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0160° N, 81.0194° E. Local names: කන්දෙගෙදර නගරය . 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 Kandegedara Town Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Kandegedara Town. Settlements here lie between about 943 m and 1,036 m above sea level (median 965 m). - Dehigolla Kandura - Galbokkagama - Hekillegala - Kandegedara - Kapallewela - Kirioruwa - Kuriellegama - Udapattiyakumbura 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 Kandegedara Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m higher 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 and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 144 Feb 22 106 Mar 24 102 Apr 25 155 May 25 128 Jun 25 62 Jul 25 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 23 289 Dec 22 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandegedara Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Provincial General Hospital · Badulla Central 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99177&mlon=81.05203#map=17/6.99177/81.05203) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM HNB · Badulla East 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Bogoda Maha Vidyalaya · Landewela 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00374&mlon=81.00492#map=17/7.00374/81.00492) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Police Station Badulla · Badulla Central 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99136&mlon=81.05527#map=17/6.99136/81.05527) 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 Kandegedara Town Places mapped inside Kandegedara Town in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Soranathota DS Division - Ambagasdowa - Angoda - Boliyadda - Budugekanda - Dikpitiya - Egodawela - Idamegama - Idamepanguwa - Ketakellagama - Kirioruwa - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kosgolla - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Kandegedara Town?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandegedara Town?Idamegama, Jangulla, Kirioruwa, Ledgerwatta and Wegama - How many villages are in Kandegedara Town?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kandegedara Town?Settlements lie between 943 m and 1,036 m - What is the best time to visit Kandegedara Town?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandegedara Town?Provincial General Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandegedara Town?National Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandegedara Town?HNB, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandegedara Town?Ceypetco, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kandegedara Town?LK8115125 (OCHA common operational dataset)