# Katukenda East GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/katukenda-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Katukenda East Katukenda East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.72 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 1mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Katukenda East? Katukenda East lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 11 other GN divisions: [Bandirippuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/bandirippuwa-east/), [Bandirippuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/bandirippuwa-north/), [Dankotuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-north/), [Dankotuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-west/), [Gonavila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-north/), [Haldanduwana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/haldanduwana-south/), [Haldanduwana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/haldanduwana-west/), [Ihala Dummalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/ihala-dummalakotuwa/), [Katukenda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/katukenda-west/), [Meda Haldanduwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/meda-haldanduwana/) and [Meda Katukenda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/meda-katukenda/). By area it is the 5413th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Katukenda East is about 42 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3160° N, 79.8823° E. Local names: කටුකෙන්ද නැගෙනහිර . 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 Katukenda East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Katukenda East. - Durayage Kotasa - Katukenda East 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 Katukenda East Named natural and historic features inside Katukenda East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Haldanduwana - Mawatte 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 Katukenda East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Katukenda East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) Bank Sampath Bank Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29849&mlon=79.88247#map=17/7.29849/79.88247) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Gas Filling Station · Dankotuwa West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) Hotel Threesaru Resort · Boralessa North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31812&mlon=79.86894#map=17/7.31812/79.86894) Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) School Sanghabodhi Vidyalaya · Katukenda East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30668&mlon=79.88543#map=17/7.30668/79.88543) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) Police station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30041&mlon=79.88257#map=17/7.30041/79.88257) 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 Katukenda East Places mapped inside Katukenda East 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 Dankotuwa DS Division - Bothalegama - Dankotuwa East - Dankotuwa North - Dankotuwa South - Dankotuwa West - Dikwela - Etiyawala North - Etiyawala South - Godella - Gonavila North - Gonavila South - Haldanduwana North - Haldanduwana South - Haldanduwana West - Hundirapola - Ihala Bujjampola - Ihala Dummalakotuwa - Ihala Mohottimulla - Jankurawela - Kahatavila Part - Kahatavila West - Kaluwachchimulla - Katukenda West - Kirimetiyana East - Kirimetiyana North - Kirimetiyana South - Kirimetiyana West - Lihiriyagama - Meda Gonavila - Meda Haldanduwana - Meda Katukenda - Meda Kirimetiyana - Mellawa - Metikotuwa - Morukkuliya - Motemulla - Pahala Bujjampola - Pahala Dummalakotuwa - Pahala Mohottimulla - Pansal Handiya - Pothuwatawana - Sendiriyamulla - Singakkuliya - Thamarakuliya - Thulawala - Yogiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Katukenda East?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katukenda East?Bandirippuwa East, Bandirippuwa North, Dankotuwa North, Dankotuwa West, Gonavila North, Haldanduwana South, Haldanduwana West, Ihala Dummalakotuwa, Katukenda West, Meda Haldanduwana and Meda Katukenda - How many villages are in Katukenda East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Katukenda East?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Katukenda East?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katukenda East?Sampath Bank Dankotuwa, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Katukenda East?Kandawala, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katukenda East?Gas Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Katukenda East?LK6248100 (OCHA common operational dataset)