# Kolonna DS Division, Ratnapura District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ Divisional Secretariat division · Ratnapura District # Kolonna DS Division Kolonna DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **177.8 km²**. It is divided into 29 GN divisions. 82 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 178km² - 29GN divisions - 21mapped services ## Where is Kolonna DS Division? Kolonna DS Division lies in [Ratnapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other DS divisions: [Embilipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/embilipitiya/), [Godakawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/godakawela/), [Kalawana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalawana/), [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/), [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/) and [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). By area it is the 125th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Ratnapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/). The centre of Kolonna DS Division is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 46 km from Ratnapura, the main town of Ratnapura District. The centre point is at 6.3833° N, 80.6869° E. Local names: කොලොන්න · கொலொன்னை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Kolonna DS Division OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Kolonna DS Division: 2 attractions; 1 archaeological site; 1 viewpoint; 1 museum. - Maduwanwela Walawwa · museum - Waulpane Ruins · archaeological site - Waulpane Cave · viewpoint - Duli ella · attraction - Sinharaja, Morningside Entrance 7km · attraction Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Kolonna DS Division - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala50 km - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle59 km ### Nearest railway station Beliatte (Beliatta West), about 38 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 17:54). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## GN divisions of Kolonna DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ambagahayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ambagahayaya/) 5.5 0 1 [Boraluwageaina](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/boraluwageaina/) 12 6 1 [Buluthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/buluthota/) 7.2 5 2 [Buthkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/buthkanda/) 7.5 6 1 [Dambemada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/dambemada/) 2.8 2 1 [Dapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/dapane/) 3.6 1 0 [Dorapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/dorapane/) 3.3 4 0 [Ereporuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ereporuwa/) 11 7 2 [Habbeliara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/habbeliara/) 5.9 0 0 [Helaudakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/helaudakanda/) 1.8 4 0 [Heneggegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/heneggegoda/) 3.6 1 0 [Ittakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ittakanda/) 8.7 3 0 [Kella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/kella/) 3.8 1 2 [Kempane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/kempane/) 7.3 2 0 [Kolonna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/kolonna/) 5.2 5 1 [Koppakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/koppakanda/) 4.5 2 0 [Kumburugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/kumburugamuwa/) 7.3 6 2 [Maduwanwela Peranigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/maduwanwela-peranigama/) 8.5 4 2 [Morawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/morawadiya/) 1.5 0 0 [Nandanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/nandanagama/) 10 0 0 [Omalpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/omalpe/) 3.3 3 1 [Poddana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/poddana/) 8.5 1 2 [Pupulaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/pupulaketiya/) 3.7 3 0 [Ranhotikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ranhotikanda/) 7.2 7 0 [Ullinduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ullinduwawa/) 18 0 1 [Walakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/walakada/) 5.0 2 0 [Welewathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/welewathugoda/) 5.3 0 0 [Wijeriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/wijeriya/) 3.2 4 2 [Yakmaditta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/yakmaditta/) 2.3 3 0 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Kolonna DS Division Open gazetteers list **82 villages, towns and localities** in Kolonna DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 180 m and 903 m above sea level (median 552 m). - Alagalkanda - Anguruwawala - Arachchikumbura - Binnegama - Boraluwage Aina - Boraluwageayina - Buluthota - Bulutota - Buthkanda - Butkanda - Dambemada - Dambemeda - Dapane - Deweddanakanda - Dorapane - Eggodakanda - Egodakanda - Ela-Ihala - Ereporuwa - Galkandagoda - Godawela - Halwinna - Hayes - Helaudakanda - Henaggegoda - Imbulthititenna - Iththekanda - Ittekanda - Kalugala - Kehelpoththewa - Kehelpottewa - Kekunagoda - Kelikanda - Kella - Kempane - Kolonna - Koppakanda - Kumburugamuwa - Maduvanwala - Maduwanwala - Maussakanda - Moragoda - Morawadiya - Mukalanhena - Nadolakanda - Nawaneliya - Nedolakanda - Nugayaya - Omalpe - Panagamuwa - Pitakanda - Pitawala - Pitawalagama - Poddana - Polwatta - Pupulakeriya - Pupulaketiya - Pusselpitiya - Ranhotikanda - Sooriyakanda - Suriyakanda - Talagahawatta - Tennahena - Tennapita - Thalagahawatta - Thennehena - Thundolakanda - Tundolakanda - Udadadayamkanda - Udawela - Wadakahadeniya - Walakada - Walakada Junction - Walakade - Waulpane - Welanewaththa - Welanewatta - Wijeriya - Wistarakanda - Wistharakanda - Yakmadiththa - Yakmaditta 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 Kolonna DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Kolonna DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Ereporu Ganga - Halwinna Dola - Tundola Ganga ### Hills and mountains 16 mountains; 2 hills. - Gongala · 1,331 m - Suriyakanda · 1,266 m - Kurulugala · 1,051 m - Palamcotta · 1,002 m - Naigala · 996 m - Wellaboda · 955 m - Kabaragala · 908 m - Panil New · 729 m - Wadakahadeniya · 661 m - Mahagamuwa · 592 m - Kella · 578 m - Wijerikanda · 553 m - Kalawella · 537 m - Galgodakanda · 477 m - Waulpane · 469 m - Alupodwelketiya · 383 m - Mahayaya · 346 m - Weerahela · 262 m ### Estates 15 estates; 3 tea estates. - Aberfoyle - Aigburth - Caledonia - Calton Hill - Dambahena - Galgoidakanda - Gilgarron - Gongala - Hayes - Hettiyagamakanda - Lankaberiya - Lauderdale Group - Longford - Makulanhena Group - Panilkanda - Talagaha - Valley Field - West Toune 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 Kolonna DS Division and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ratnapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 267 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,783 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (273 mm) and the driest Feb (81 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 96 Feb 23 81 Mar 24 106 Apr 24 180 May 24 178 Jun 23 106 Jul 23 87 Aug 23 106 Sep 23 149 Oct 23 232 Nov 23 273 Dec 22 190 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kolonna DS Division Places mapped inside Kolonna DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels5 - Schools12 - Restaurants2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Kolonna DS Division?In Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kolonna DS Division?Embilipitiya DS Division, Godakawela DS Division, Kalawana DS Division, Katuwana DS Division, Kotapola DS Division and Pasgoda DS Division - What is there to see in Kolonna DS Division?Duli ella, Maduwanwela Walawwa, Sinharaja, Morningside Entrance 7km, Waulpane Cave - What time zone is Kolonna DS Division in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kolonna DS Division?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kolonna DS Division?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kolonna DS Division?82 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kolonna DS Division?Settlements lie between 180 m and 903 m - What is the highest point in Kolonna DS Division?Gongala (1,331 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kolonna DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many hospitals are in Kolonna DS Division?1 mapped - How many banks are in Kolonna DS Division?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kolonna DS Division?LK9151 (OCHA common operational dataset)