# Kolaniya GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Kolaniya

Kolaniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.25 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Kolaniya?

Kolaniya lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Dombagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dombagahawatta/), [Galthuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/galthuduwa/), [Miriswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/miriswatta/) and [Pelegas Palatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/pelegas-palatha/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Kolaniya is about 66 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3733° N, 80.0526° E. Local names: කොළණිය .

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 Kolaniya 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 Kolaniya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kosgoda Hospital · Kosgoda 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33646&mlon=80.02965#map=17/6.33646/80.02965) 

Bank People's Bank, Ittapana · Ittapana East 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41089&mlon=80.08348#map=17/6.41089/80.08348) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda · Nape 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33759&mlon=80.02972#map=17/6.33759/80.02972) 

Hotel Walipotha Villa · Galthuduwa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37710&mlon=80.04755#map=17/6.37710/80.04755) 

Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) 

School Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya · Gonagalapura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38240&mlon=80.03242#map=17/6.38240/80.03242) 

College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) 

Police station Kosgoda · Kosgoda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33534&mlon=80.03036#map=17/6.33534/80.03036) 

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 Bentota DS Division

- Akadegoda
- Angagoda
- Athuruwella
- Bodhimaluwa
- Dedduwa
- Delkabalagoda
- Dombagahawatta
- Dope
- Elakaka
- Etawalawatta East
- Etawalawatta West
- Ethungagoda
- Galagama
- Galbada
- Galthuduwa
- Gonagalapura
- Habakkala
- Haburugala
- Hipanwatta
- Hunganthota Wadumulla
- Ihala Malawala
- Kahagalla
- Kahawegammedda
- Kaikawala
- Kandemulla
- Kommala
- Kotuwabendahena
- Kuda Uragaha
- Maha Uragaha
- Mahagoda
- Mahavila East
- Mahavila West
- Malawala
- Miriswatta
- Moragoda
- Mullegoda
- Olaganduwa
- Pahurumulla
- Pilekumbura
- Ranthotuvila
- Sinharoopagama
- Sooriyagama
- Thotakanatta
- Thunduwa East
- Thunduwa West
- Viyandoowa
- Warahena
- Warakamulla
- Yalegama
- Yathramulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Kolaniya?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kolaniya?Dombagahawatta, Galthuduwa, Miriswatta and Pelegas Palatha
- What is the best time to visit Kolaniya?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kolaniya?Kosgoda Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kolaniya?People's Bank, Ittapana, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kolaniya?ATM, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kolaniya?IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda, about 4.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kolaniya?LK3103180 (OCHA common operational dataset)