# Kumana GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kumana/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Kumana Kumana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **8.83 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.8km² - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kumana? Kumana 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: [18A. Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/18a-janapadaya/), [Bakmitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/bakmitiyawa/), [Pannalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/pannalgama/), [Thimbirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thimbirigolla/) and [Thottama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thottama/). By area it is the 1423rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Kumana is about 202 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1168° N, 81.6705° E. Local names: කුමන . 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 Kumana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kumana. - Bandiyagoda 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 Kumana Named natural and historic features inside Kumana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Ballaibba Oya - Welketiya 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 Kumana 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 Kumana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thottama Divisional Hospital · Thottama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11944&mlon=81.68882#map=17/7.11944/81.68882) Bank Bank of Ceylon(BOC) · Irakkamam 08 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24759&mlon=81.71954#map=17/7.24759/81.71954) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 19 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 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School Pannalagama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Pannalgama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=81.64981#map=17/7.09278/81.64981) College Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - Dehiwala · Newgala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01367&mlon=81.56250#map=17/7.01367/81.56250) Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 9.5 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 - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Koknahara - Madana - Madawalalanda - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Pannalgama - Thimbirigolla - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Kumana?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kumana?18A. Janapadaya, Bakmitiyawa, Pannalgama, Thimbirigolla and Thottama - How many villages are in Kumana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kumana?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kumana?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kumana?Thottama Divisional Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kumana?Bank of Ceylon(BOC), about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kumana?People's Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kumana?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kumana?LK5242150 (OCHA common operational dataset)