# Kandepuhulpola GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kandepuhulpola/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Kandepuhulpola

Kandepuhulpola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.50 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.5km²
- 1,328 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kandepuhulpola?

Kandepuhulpola lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Alawathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alawathugoda/), [Alugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alugolla/), [Bogahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/bogahakumbura/), [Helayalkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/helayalkumbura/), [Ohiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ohiya/), [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/pattipola/) and [Wangiyakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/wangiyakumbura/). By area it is the 2630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Kandepuhulpola is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8446° N, 80.8634° E. Local names: කන්දේපුහුල්පොල .

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 Kandepuhulpola

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kandepuhulpola. Settlements here lie between about 1,312 m and 1,369 m above sea level (median 1,328 m).

- Alawatugoda
- Alugolla
- Kandepuhulpola
- Wahugalla

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 Kandepuhulpola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 516 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 19 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 21 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 22 62 

Jul 22 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandepuhulpola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bogahakumbura Base Hospital · Bogahakumbura 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86231&mlon=80.87568#map=17/6.86231/80.87568) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bogahakumbura 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86112&mlon=80.87509#map=17/6.86112/80.87509) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Rahangala 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82763&mlon=80.89432#map=17/6.82763/80.89432) 

Hotel Blooming Rose home stay · Ohiya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81965&mlon=80.84843#map=17/6.81965/80.84843) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Wangiyakumbura Central Collage · Wangiyakumbura 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83842&mlon=80.88242#map=17/6.83842/80.88242) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

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 Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alawathugoda
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Kandepuhulpola?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandepuhulpola?Alawathugoda, Alugolla, Bogahakumbura, Helayalkumbura, Ohiya, Pattipola and Wangiyakumbura
- How many villages are in Kandepuhulpola?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kandepuhulpola?Settlements lie between 1,312 m and 1,369 m
- What is the best time to visit Kandepuhulpola?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandepuhulpola?Bogahakumbura Base Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandepuhulpola?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandepuhulpola?ATM, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandepuhulpola?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kandepuhulpola?LK8130245 (OCHA common operational dataset)