# Alahena GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/alahena/

Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Alahena

Alahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.87 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.9km²
- 2mapped services
- 47 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alahena?

Alahena lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Damana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/damana/), [Eggaloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/eggaloya/), [Helagampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/helagampura/), [Madana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madana/) and [Madawalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madawalalanda/). By area it is the 3039th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Alahena is about 202 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1968° N, 81.6638° E. Local names: අලහේන .

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 Alahena

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

- Alahena
- Damana

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 Alahena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 150 

Feb 26 106 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 152 

May 29 131 

Jun 29 68 

Jul 29 58 

Aug 29 67 

Sep 28 110 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 281 

Dec 26 259 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Damana Hospital · Alahena 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20055&mlon=81.65580#map=17/7.20055/81.65580) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Irakkamam 03 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24825&mlon=81.71824#map=17/7.24825/81.71824) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station · Indrasarapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) 

Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) 

Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) 

School 𝒜𝓈-𝒮𝒽𝒾𝒻𝒶𝓎𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝒹𝓎𝒶𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒶-𝒜𝓁𝒾𝓂 𝒩𝒶𝑔𝒶𝓇 · Alim Nagar 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20760&mlon=81.75187#map=17/7.20760/81.75187) 

College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) 

Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20096&mlon=81.65449#map=17/7.20096/81.65449) 

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 Alahena

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

- Hospitals1
- Police stations1

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 Damana DS Division

- 18A. Janapadaya
- Ambalanoya
- Bakmitiyawa
- Damana
- Dewalahinda
- Diviyagala
- Eggaloya
- Galkanda
- Galmaduwa
- Helagampura
- Hindakalugama
- Hingurana
- Kalugolla
- Karalewa
- Keenawatta
- Kethsirigama
- Kivulegama
- Koknahara
- Kumana
- Madana
- Madawalalanda
- Moragahapallama
- Muwangala
- Padagoda
- Pahalalanda
- Pallanoya
- Pannalgama
- Thimbirigolla
- Thottama
- Uksiripura
- Veheragala
- Wadinagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Alahena?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alahena?Damana, Eggaloya, Helagampura, Madana and Madawalalanda
- How many villages are in Alahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alahena?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alahena?Damana Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alahena?Peoples Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alahena?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alahena?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 11 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Alahena?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Alahena?LK5242085 (OCHA common operational dataset)