# Kendahena GN division, Alawwa DS Division, Kurunegala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/kendahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Alawwa DS Division # Kendahena Kendahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Alawwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.56 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 78 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kendahena? Kendahena lies in [Alawwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ambepussa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/ambepussa/), [Balathawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mirigama/balathawa/), [Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/bowala/), [Bujjomuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/bujjomuwa/), [Parakramagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/parakramagama/) and [Yattalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/yattalgoda/). By area it is the 8173rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Alawwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/). The centre of Kendahena is about 54 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2654° N, 80.2018° E. Local names: කැන්දහේන . 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 Kendahena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kendahena. - Butgomuwa - Kandahena 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 Kendahena Named natural and historic features inside Kendahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kuda Oya ### Estates 1 estate. - Nayakumburewatta 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 Kendahena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kendahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thalwaththa Hospital · Nawathalwatta 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29182&mlon=80.18576#map=17/7.29182/80.18576) Bank P.B · Warakapola 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22854&mlon=80.20053#map=17/7.22854/80.20053) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawwa South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29488&mlon=80.23814#map=17/7.29488/80.23814) Petrol pump Filling Station · Paramaulla 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29836&mlon=80.22457#map=17/7.29836/80.22457) Hotel Cerulean region · Thulhiriya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27721&mlon=80.22299#map=17/7.27721/80.22299) Mall Arpico Supercentre - Kegalle · Kegalle Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25352&mlon=80.34145#map=17/7.25352/80.34145) School Oxford International College Warakapola · Nangalla 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26156&mlon=80.21670#map=17/7.26156/80.21670) College Sri Rahula Central College - Alawwa · Nangalla 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26610&mlon=80.22147#map=17/7.26610/80.22147) Police station Warakapola · Warakapola 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22751&mlon=80.19972#map=17/7.22751/80.19972) 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 Alawwa DS Division - Abbowa - Alawwa North - Alawwa South - Bowala - Boyawalana - Bujjomuwa - Damunupola - Dehelgamuwa - Divulgahakotuwa - Galatharaya - Galdeniya - Galgamuwa North - Galgamuwa South - Galpottepola - Henduwawa - Henduwawa Colony - Hinnarapola - Humbuluwa East - Humbuluwa West - Ihala Kalalpitiya - Ihala Walakumbura - Ihala Wettewa - Imbulgoda - Kanameewala - Kandegedara North - Kandegedara South - Kebellavita - Kendagolla - Keppitiwalana - Kiriwanapola - Koholana - Lewdeniya - Madawala - Maharachchimulla - Maldeniya - Medagampola - Miriheliya - Nawathalwatta - Nebadawathura - Nugawela - Nungamuwa Ihala - Nungamuwa Pahala - Othara Kiruwampola - Pahala Kalalpitiya - Pahala Walakumbura - Pallekekulawala - Pallemorugama - Pangolla - Pannala - Paramaulla - Poramadala - Thumbulla - Udagankanda - Udakekulawala - Vilgamuwa - Vilgamuwa Watta - Wadawa - Waduwawa - Wedeniya - Welikare - Wennoruwa East - Wennoruwa West - Wewala - Yatigaloluwa - Yattalgoda ## Quick answers - Where is Kendahena?In Alawwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kendahena?Ambepussa, Balathawa, Bowala, Bujjomuwa, Parakramagama and Yattalgoda - How many villages are in Kendahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kendahena?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kendahena?Thalwaththa Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kendahena?P.B, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kendahena?People's Bank ATM, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kendahena?Filling Station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kendahena?LK6184330 (OCHA common operational dataset)