# Keraminiya GN division, Ambalangoda DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/keraminiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Ambalangoda DS Division 

# Keraminiya

Keraminiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.54 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 1mapped services
- 6 mtypical elevation

## Where is Keraminiya?

Keraminiya lies in [Ambalangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Mahagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/mahagoda/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/polwatta/), [Thalgasgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/thalgasgoda/), [Viharagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/viharagoda/) and [Wathugedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/wathugedara/). By area it is the 12245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Ambalangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/). The centre of Keraminiya is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2521° N, 80.0648° E. Local names: කෙරමිණිය .

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 Keraminiya

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Keraminiya.

- Pinnaduwa

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).

## Weather in Keraminiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 95 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 28 124 

Apr 28 221 

May 28 243 

Jun 28 146 

Jul 27 116 

Aug 27 139 

Sep 27 189 

Oct 27 280 

Nov 27 334 

Dec 27 202 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Keraminiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ayurvedic Hospital · Polwatta 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24984&mlon=80.06260#map=17/6.24984/80.06260) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Wathugedara 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26145&mlon=80.05992#map=17/6.26145/80.05992) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Hirewatta 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23265&mlon=80.05453#map=17/6.23265/80.05453) 

Hotel Hotel Umaya · Keraminiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25450&mlon=80.06601#map=17/6.25450/80.06601) 

Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) 

School Kidway · Polwatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24687&mlon=80.06305#map=17/6.24687/80.06305) 

College Dharmasoka College · Karittakanda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24068&mlon=80.05448#map=17/6.24068/80.05448) 

Police station Police Station · Heppumulla 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24488&mlon=80.04756#map=17/6.24488/80.04756) 

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 Keraminiya

Places mapped inside Keraminiya in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Ambalangoda DS Division

- Batadoowa
- Batapola Central
- Batapola East
- Batapola North
- Batapola South
- Batapola West
- Diddeliya
- Domanvila
- Dorala
- Eranavila
- Godahena
- Heppumulla
- Hirewatta
- Kaluwadumulla
- Karittakanda
- Kobeithuduwa
- Kondagala
- Lewdoowa
- Maha Ambalangoda
- Meetiyagoda
- Metiwala
- Nawagama
- Nindana
- Okanda
- Paniyandoowa
- Patabendimulla
- Polhunnawa
- Polwatta
- Poramba
- Thalgasgoda
- Thanipolgahalanga
- Thilakapura
- Udakerewa
- Vilegoda
- Walakada

## Quick answers

- Where is Keraminiya?In Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Keraminiya?Mahagoda, Polwatta, Thalgasgoda, Viharagoda and Wathugedara
- How many villages are in Keraminiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Keraminiya?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Keraminiya?Ayurvedic Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Keraminiya?Peoples Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Keraminiya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keraminiya?Lanka IOC, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Keraminiya?LK3133030 (OCHA common operational dataset)