# Ethkandawaka GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ethkandawaka/

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Ethkandawaka

Ethkandawaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.99 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,076 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ethkandawaka?

Ethkandawaka lies in [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/), [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: [Beraliyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/beraliyapola/), [Kirawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kirawanagama/), [Lunuwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/lunuwatta/), [Sapugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/sapugolla/) and [Voldemar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/voldemar/). By area it is the 6970th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Ethkandawaka is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9648° N, 80.9103° E. Local names: ඇත්කඳවක .

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 Ethkandawaka

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ethkandawaka.

- Beraliyapola
- Etkandawaka

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 Ethkandawaka and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 264 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 21 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 24 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 21 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ethkandawaka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospitel Uva-Paranagama · Ambagasdowa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93820&mlon=80.89043#map=17/6.93820/80.89043) 

Bank bank of ceylon · Lunuwatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95532&mlon=80.92527#map=17/6.95532/80.92527) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Cooparative Filling Station · Kumarapattiya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92796&mlon=80.89879#map=17/6.92796/80.89879) 

Hotel Sapugolla Family Resort · Sapugolla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95526&mlon=80.90321#map=17/6.95526/80.90321) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Kirawanagama School · Ethkandawaka 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96762&mlon=80.91161#map=17/6.96762/80.91161) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 

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 Ethkandawaka

Places mapped inside Ethkandawaka in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Uvaparanagama DS Division

- Alagolla
- Ambagasdowa
- Balagala
- Bambarapana
- Beraliyapola
- Busdulla
- Dangamuwa
- Daragala
- Dimbulana
- Downside
- Ellanda
- Galahagama
- Gampaha
- Hangiliella
- Hangunnawa
- Hathkinda
- Idamegama
- Ilukwela
- Karagahaulpatha
- Kendagolla
- Kerklis
- Ketagoda
- Kindigoda
- Kirawanagama
- Kodakumbura
- Kohilegama
- Koradekumbura
- Kotawera Pahalagama
- Kotawera Udagama
- Kumarapattiya
- Kurundugolla
- Lunuwatta
- Malapolagama
- Malwattegama
- Maspanna
- Medagodagama
- Medawela
- Medipokuna
- Metiwalalanda
- Mudanawa
- Pallewela
- Panagoda
- Pannalagama
- Pannalawela
- Paranagama
- Perawella
- Pitiyakumbura
- Rahupola
- Ranhawadigama
- Rathamba
- Ritikumbura
- Sapugolla
- Thawalampola
- Thelhawadigama
- Thuppitiya
- Udaperuwa
- Uduhawara
- Ulugala
- Uma Ela
- Unapana
- Voldemar
- Welamedagama
- Weliulla
- Wethalawa
- Wewegama
- Yahala Arawa
- Yalagamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Ethkandawaka?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ethkandawaka?Beraliyapola, Kirawanagama, Lunuwatta, Sapugolla and Voldemar
- How many villages are in Ethkandawaka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ethkandawaka?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ethkandawaka?District Hospitel Uva-Paranagama, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ethkandawaka?bank of ceylon, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ethkandawaka?ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethkandawaka?Cooparative Filling Station, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ethkandawaka?LK8127170 (OCHA common operational dataset)