# Kandiyapitawewa GN division, Thanamalwila DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kandiyapitawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thanamalwila DS Division # Kandiyapitawewa Kandiyapitawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thanamalwila DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **45.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 45.4km² ## Where is Kandiyapitawewa? Kandiyapitawewa lies in [Thanamalwila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Akkara Seeya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/akkara-seeya/), [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/aluthwewa/), [Hambegamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/hambegamuwa/), [Kotavehera Mankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kotavehera-mankada/), [Mahalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/mahalanda/), [Medabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalthota/medabedda/), [Neluyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalthota/neluyaya/) and [Welanvita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/welanvita/). By area it is the 152nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.1% of [Thanamalwila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/). The centre of Kandiyapitawewa is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6508° N, 80.9370° E. Local names: කණ්ඩියපිටවැව . 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 Kandiyapitawewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kandiyapitawewa. - Banagala 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 Kandiyapitawewa Named natural and historic features inside Kandiyapitawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks; 3 rivers and streams. - Dewlane Wewa - Kandiyapita Wewa - Kewle Ara - Mahapelessa Wewa - Mahayaye Wewa - Malakandura Ara - Nitule Wewa - Puwakgas Oya - Rangkatuwa Wewa 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 Kandiyapitawewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Kandiyapitawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Haputale Petrol Station · Haputhale Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel Villa Vista Haputale · Moraketiya 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72020&mlon=80.96569#map=17/6.72020/80.96569) Mall Frontline · Balangoda 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65090&mlon=80.69189#map=17/6.65090/80.69189) School Olcott Model School Matara · Neluyaya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65479&mlon=80.90565#map=17/6.65479/80.90565) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 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 Thanamalwila DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bodagama - Hambegamuwa - Hambegamuwa Colony - Kahakurullan Pelessa - Kivul Ara - Kotavehera Mankada - Mahawewa - Nikawewa - Seenukkuwa - Sittarama - Sooriyaara - Usgala ## Quick answers - Where is Kandiyapitawewa?In Thanamalwila DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kandiyapitawewa?Akkara Seeya, Aluthwewa, Hambegamuwa, Kotavehera Mankada, Mahalanda, Medabedda, Neluyaya and Welanvita - How many villages are in Kandiyapitawewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kandiyapitawewa?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kandiyapitawewa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kandiyapitawewa?Koslanda District Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kandiyapitawewa?Hatton National Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kandiyapitawewa?Bank of ceylon, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandiyapitawewa?Haputale Petrol Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kandiyapitawewa?LK8230005 (OCHA common operational dataset)