# Koknahara GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/koknahara/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Koknahara Koknahara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.7km² - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koknahara? Koknahara 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 7 other GN divisions: [Damana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/damana/), [Eggaloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/eggaloya/), [Hindakalugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/hindakalugama/), [Kethsirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kethsirigama/), [Moragahapallama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/moragahapallama/), [Padagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/padagoda/) and [Pahalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/pahalalanda/). By area it is the 1683rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Koknahara is about 195 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1860° N, 81.5945° E. Local names: කොක්නහර . 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 Koknahara Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Koknahara. - Korunduwinna 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 Koknahara Named natural and historic features inside Koknahara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Padagoda Tank 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 Koknahara 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 Koknahara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Wadinagala · Wadinagala 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12909&mlon=81.57172#map=17/7.12909/81.57172) Bank National Savings Bank · Senanayakepura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29096&mlon=81.67335#map=17/7.29096/81.67335) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 15 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 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel Inginiyagala Rest House · Inginiyagala 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21782&mlon=81.54399#map=17/7.21782/81.54399) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School D.S Senanayake Coleege · Inginiyagala 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21926&mlon=81.54749#map=17/7.21926/81.54749) College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) Police station Inginiyagala Police Station · Inginiyagala 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21997&mlon=81.54495#map=17/7.21997/81.54495) 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 - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Kumana - Madana - Madawalalanda - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Pannalgama - Thimbirigolla - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Koknahara?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Koknahara?Damana, Eggaloya, Hindakalugama, Kethsirigama, Moragahapallama, Padagoda and Pahalalanda - How many villages are in Koknahara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Koknahara?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Koknahara?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Koknahara?Divisional Hospital Wadinagala, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koknahara?National Savings Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koknahara?People's Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koknahara?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koknahara?LK5242070 (OCHA common operational dataset)