# Kelavinna GN division, Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/kelavinna/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahaoya DS Division # Kelavinna Kelavinna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **16.9 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16.9km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Kelavinna? Kelavinna lies in [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/), [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: [Borapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/borapola/), [Dambadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/dambadeniya/), [Kudaharasgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/kudaharasgala/), [Lahugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/lahugala/), [Mahaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/mahaoya/), [Pollebedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/pollebedda/) and [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/samagipura/). By area it is the 617th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/). The centre of Kelavinna is about 180 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4957° N, 81.3748° E. Local names: කෑලවින්න . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kelavinna Named natural and historic features inside Kelavinna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Buruthana Wewa - Damane Wewa - Dumane Ela - Nilobe 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 Kelavinna 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 Kelavinna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maha Oya Base Hospital · Mahaoya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53095&mlon=81.35558#map=17/7.53095/81.35558) Bank Samurthi Bank Koppavelli · Koppavely 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60407&mlon=81.48809#map=17/7.60407/81.48809) Petrol pump LANKA IOC · Padiyathalawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41029&mlon=81.24378#map=17/7.41029/81.24378) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Galgamuwa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30213&mlon=81.38494#map=17/7.30213/81.38494) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Niloya Vidyalaya · Kelavinna 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50863&mlon=81.37753#map=17/7.50863/81.37753) College Kandegama Sagaramathie Piriwena · Kandegama 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68136&mlon=81.21709#map=17/7.68136/81.21709) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53107&mlon=81.35640#map=17/7.53107/81.35640) 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 Kelavinna Places mapped inside Kelavinna in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mahaoya DS Division - Aranthalawa - Bedirekka - Bogamuyaya - Borapola - Dambadeniya - Iddapola - Kekirihena - Kudaharasgala - Lahugala - Mahaoya - Pollebedda - Poolawala - Samagipura - Tempitiya - Thepelpola - Unuwathura Bubula ## Quick answers - Where is Kelavinna?In Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kelavinna?Borapola, Dambadeniya, Kudaharasgala, Lahugala, Mahaoya, Pollebedda and Samagipura - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kelavinna?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kelavinna?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kelavinna?Maha Oya Base Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kelavinna?Samurthi Bank Koppavelli, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kelavinna?LANKA IOC, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kelavinna?LK5209055 (OCHA common operational dataset)