# Kotuhena GN division, Rideegama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kotuhena/ Grama Niladhari division · Rideegama DS Division # Kotuhena Kotuhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.76 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.8km² - 401 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kotuhena? Kotuhena lies in [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Diniminiyathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/diniminiyathenna/), [Ihala Udattapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/ihala-udattapola/), [Kelemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kelemulla/), [Meepitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/meepitiya/), [Minirangama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/minirangama/), [Nithulpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/nithulpitiya/), [Udahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/udahena/) and [Wanduressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/wanduressa/). By area it is the 5346th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/). The centre of Kotuhena is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5899° N, 80.5500° E. Local names: කොටුහේන . 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 Kotuhena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kotuhena. - Maduragoda Kotahena - Maduragoda Waduressa 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 Kotuhena Named natural and historic features inside Kotuhena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Pitakanda 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 Kotuhena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 310 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 61 Feb 24 55 Mar 26 94 Apr 26 182 May 26 162 Jun 25 93 Jul 25 65 Aug 25 76 Sep 25 118 Oct 25 258 Nov 24 270 Dec 24 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kotuhena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rideegama Divisional Hospital · Wewegedara 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54818&mlon=80.49143#map=17/7.54818/80.49143) Bank Nikagolla Rural Bank · Nikagolla North 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57146&mlon=80.59588#map=17/7.57146/80.59588) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Soba Lanka Holiday Resort · Puswellegama 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62531&mlon=80.50609#map=17/7.62531/80.50609) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Balawaththala School · Balawattala 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58015&mlon=80.51747#map=17/7.58015/80.51747) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 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 Rideegama DS Division - Adapola - Akkara Panaha - Alakolamada - Ambakote - Balagala - Balawattala - Bambaragahakanda - Bogamuwa - Buluwala - Buluwalakanda - Dedurunadeegama - Delvita - Diniminiyathenna - Dodamgasalanada - Dodangahakotuwa - Doranepola - Dunumawa - Erepolakanda - Eriyagolla - Gabadagama - Galbindinaela - Gallawa - Ganegoda - Ginihiriya - Gonadeniya - Gonamada - Gonigoda - Gopallawa - Goraka Ela - Gurumada - Hadiramulla - Haliyamulla - Hewenpola - Hunugalkadulla - Hunupolagedara - Ihala Udattapola - Ikiriwatta - Jakaduwa - Jankure - Kahahena - Kalugahathenna - Kanadeniyawala - Kandegedara - Kandepola - Kandupalatha - Kanugolla - Karandagolla - Katiyawa - Kavisigamuwa - Kelemulla - Kiribathgalla - Kithulgolla - Kithulwala - Kongoda - Korossa - Kosgolla - Kosgollepola - Koswatta - Kothalawalagama - Kurukeppitiya - Kuthurumahana - Lihiniwehera - Madithiyawa - Mahawela - Malbe - Maspotha - Medagama - Medakanda - Meeliyadda - Meepitiya - Metiyampotha - Minirangama - Mirissala - Morathiha - Nahalla - Nelaulla - Nithulpitiya - Niyangama - Nuwarayaya - Ogodapola - Olagama - Paliella - Pallehorombuwa - Pallekanda - Palleyaya - Panagamuwa - Paragaswewa - Paragoda - Pihimbuwa - Pitiyegedara - Polwatta - Pusselikanda - Pussella - Rambadagalla - Rambukandana - Ranthetikanda - Rathvita - Reddagoda - Rideegama - Siyambalangamuwa - Thalgaspitiya - Thelambugalla - Udahena - Udahorombuwa - Udakendawala - Udattapola Pahala - Wanduressa - Warakawehera - Wegama - Welagedara - Welikanda - Wewegedara ## Quick answers - Where is Kotuhena?In Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotuhena?Diniminiyathenna, Ihala Udattapola, Kelemulla, Meepitiya, Minirangama, Nithulpitiya, Udahena and Wanduressa - How many villages are in Kotuhena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kotuhena?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotuhena?Rideegama Divisional Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotuhena?Nikagolla Rural Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotuhena?People's Bank ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotuhena?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kotuhena?LK6163085 (OCHA common operational dataset)