# Katukenda West GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division 

# Katukenda West

Katukenda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.39 km²**.

- 0.4km²

## Where is Katukenda West?

Katukenda West 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 6 other GN divisions: [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/), [Gonavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-south/), [Katukenda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/katukenda-east/), [Meda Gonavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/meda-gonavila/) and [Meda Katukenda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/meda-katukenda/). By area it is the 12957th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Katukenda West is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3058° N, 79.8769° E. Local names: කටුකෙන්ද බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Katukenda West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) 

Bank Sampath Bank Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29849&mlon=79.88247#map=17/7.29849/79.88247) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 6.8 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 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) 

Hotel Hotel Camellia · Dankotuwa North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30278&mlon=79.88639#map=17/7.30278/79.88639) 

Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) 

School Sri Sangabodhi · Dankotuwa West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29779&mlon=79.87836#map=17/7.29779/79.87836) 

College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) 

Police station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 0.9 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.

## 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 East
- 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 West?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Katukenda West?Dankotuwa West, Gonavila North, Gonavila South, Katukenda East, Meda Gonavila and Meda Katukenda
- What is the best time to visit Katukenda West?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Katukenda West?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Katukenda West?Sampath Bank Dankotuwa, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Katukenda West?Kandawala, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katukenda West?Gas Filling Station, about 1.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Katukenda West?LK6248120 (OCHA common operational dataset)