# Buthkanda GN division, Kolonna DS Division, Ratnapura District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/buthkanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Kolonna DS Division # Buthkanda Buthkanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonna DS Division, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **7.49 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.5km² - 1mapped services - 903 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buthkanda? Buthkanda lies in [Kolonna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Ambagahayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ambagahayaya/), [Boraluwageaina](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/boraluwageaina/), [Ereporuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ereporuwa/), [Ittakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ittakanda/), [Kolonna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/kolonna/), [Maduwanwela Peranigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/maduwanwela-peranigama/) and [Ullinduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ullinduwawa/). By area it is the 1752nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Kolonna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/). The centre of Buthkanda is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3942° N, 80.6629° E. Local names: බුත්කන්ද . 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 Buthkanda Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Buthkanda. - Buthkanda - Eggodakanda - Egodakanda - Kehelpoththewa - Nadolakanda - Nedolakanda 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 Buthkanda Named natural and historic features inside Buthkanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Naigala · 996 m 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 Buthkanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ratnapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 617 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 20 96 Feb 21 81 Mar 22 106 Apr 22 180 May 22 178 Jun 21 106 Jul 21 87 Aug 21 106 Sep 21 149 Oct 21 232 Nov 20 273 Dec 20 190 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buthkanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Omalpe · Omalpe 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32715&mlon=80.69556#map=17/6.32715/80.69556) Bank Ullinduwawa Rural Bank · Ullinduwawa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35420&mlon=80.62416#map=17/6.35420/80.62416) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Gonakumbura Enterprises · Rakwana Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47528&mlon=80.60991#map=17/6.47528/80.60991) Hotel Sky House Bungalow - 100 Acres Estate · Boraluwageaina 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36338&mlon=80.65392#map=17/6.36338/80.65392) Mall Frontline · Balangoda 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65090&mlon=80.69189#map=17/6.65090/80.69189) School Buthkanda Vidyalaya · Buthkanda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38247&mlon=80.68168#map=17/6.38247/80.68168) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Rakawana Police Station · Rakwana Town 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46983&mlon=80.61410#map=17/6.46983/80.61410) 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 Buthkanda Places mapped inside Buthkanda 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 Kolonna DS Division - Ambagahayaya - Boraluwageaina - Buluthota - Dambemada - Dapane - Dorapane - Ereporuwa - Habbeliara - Helaudakanda - Heneggegoda - Ittakanda - Kella - Kempane - Kolonna - Koppakanda - Kumburugamuwa - Maduwanwela Peranigama - Morawadiya - Nandanagama - Omalpe - Poddana - Pupulaketiya - Ranhotikanda - Ullinduwawa - Walakada - Welewathugoda - Wijeriya - Yakmaditta ## Quick answers - Where is Buthkanda?In Kolonna DS Division, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Buthkanda?Ambagahayaya, Boraluwageaina, Ereporuwa, Ittakanda, Kolonna, Maduwanwela Peranigama and Ullinduwawa - How many villages are in Buthkanda?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Buthkanda?Naigala (996 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buthkanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Buthkanda?Divisional Hospital Omalpe, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buthkanda?Ullinduwawa Rural Bank, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buthkanda?HNB Bank and ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buthkanda?Gonakumbura Enterprises, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buthkanda?LK9151065 (OCHA common operational dataset)