# Kurunda Kanda GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kurunda-kanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Kurunda Kanda Kurunda Kanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.38 km²**. - 0.4km² ## Where is Kurunda Kanda? Kurunda Kanda lies in [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Kurunda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kurunda/), [Labudoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/labudoowa/) and [Thotagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/thotagoda/). By area it is the 13008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Kurunda Kanda is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0813° N, 80.2330° E. Local names: කුරුන්ද කන්ද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kurunda Kanda Named natural and historic features inside Kurunda Kanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kurundakanda · 26 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Sunny Side 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 Kurunda Kanda 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 Kurunda Kanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) Bank Sahana Development Bank · Karapitiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06873&mlon=80.22937#map=17/6.06873/80.22937) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Thalagaha Fuel Station · Akmeemana 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07824&mlon=80.24877#map=17/6.07824/80.24877) Hotel Safaya Bungalow · Galketiya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07877&mlon=80.22649#map=17/6.07877/80.22649) Mall Home Plus · Milidduwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04584&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.04584/80.22546) School Siridhamma College · Labudoowa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07216&mlon=80.23221#map=17/6.07216/80.23221) College Advanced Technological Institute - Galle · Thotagoda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07533&mlon=80.23413#map=17/6.07533/80.23413) Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 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 Bope-Poddala DS Division - Abeysundarawatta - Addaragoda - Ambagahawatta - Bangalawatta - Baswatta - Beraliyadola - Bokaramullagoda - Galketiya - Godakanda - Hapugala - Hirimburagama - Holuwagoda - Kahadoowawatta - Kalegana North - Kalegana South - Kapuhempala - Karapitiya - Kerenvila - Kithulampitiya - Kurunda - Labudoowa - Magadeniya - Mampitiya - Meepawala - Mulana East - Mulana West - Narawala - Navinna - Niladeniya - Opatha - Paliwathugoda - Pannamaga - Panvila - Pelawatta - Penideniya - Poddala - Silvagewatta - Thotagoda - Thunhiripana - Uluvitike - Wakwella - Walawatta - Watareka East ## Quick answers - Where is Kurunda Kanda?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurunda Kanda?Kurunda, Labudoowa and Thotagoda - What is the highest point in Kurunda Kanda?Kurundakanda (26 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kurunda Kanda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurunda Kanda?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurunda Kanda?Sahana Development Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurunda Kanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurunda Kanda?Thalagaha Fuel Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurunda Kanda?LK3142110 (OCHA common operational dataset)