It is located along the Kandy-Jaffna A9 highway approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) from the city center of Kandy.

Two major Highways (A9 and A10) meet at the center of the city which makes Katugastota one of the busiest suburbs in Kandy district.

The 'Three Sinhala Seemaramaya', together with the '18 Riyan statue of Lord Buddha' still remain to show the division point.

KPH is located approximately 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the Katugastota towards the Kandy city centre.

Popular and prestigious St. Anthony's College is situated in the center of Katugasthota, and there are few more famous schools such as Sri Rahula college, St. Anthony's girls school, Zahira college, Mahaweli school, Wesswood International etc... Katugastota has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)[2] characterized by warm temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall.