# Keenawatta GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Keenawatta

Keenawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.53 km²**.

- 4.5km²

## Where is Keenawatta?

Keenawatta 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/), [Diviyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/diviyagala/), [Hingurana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/hingurana/), [Karalewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/karalewa/) and [Uksiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/uksiripura/). By area it is the 3278th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Keenawatta is about 201 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2367° N, 81.6428° E. Local names: කීනවත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Keenawatta 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 Keenawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Damana Hospital · Alahena 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20055&mlon=81.65580#map=17/7.20055/81.65580) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Senanayakepura 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29096&mlon=81.67335#map=17/7.29096/81.67335) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 6.9 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 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) 

Hotel Hotel Lake Jay · Samapura 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28007&mlon=81.66031#map=17/7.28007/81.66031) 

Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) 

School Gamini Maha Vidyalaya · Senanayakepura 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28669&mlon=81.67579#map=17/7.28669/81.67579) 

College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) 

Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 4.2 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.

## Other GN divisions in Damana DS Division

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Keenawatta?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Keenawatta?Damana, Diviyagala, Hingurana, Karalewa and Uksiripura
- What is the best time to visit Keenawatta?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Keenawatta?Damana Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Keenawatta?National Savings Bank, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Keenawatta?People's Bank ATM, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keenawatta?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 7.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Keenawatta?LK5242005 (OCHA common operational dataset)