# Kurunda GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kurunda/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Kurunda Kurunda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped services - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kurunda? Kurunda 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 10 other GN divisions: [Akmeemana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/akmeemana/), [Baswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/baswatta/), [Galketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/galketiya/), [Ganegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/ganegoda/), [Ganegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/ganegoda-west/), [Holuwagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/holuwagoda/), [Kurunda Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kurunda-kanda/), [Labudoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/labudoowa/), [Meepawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/meepawala/) and [Thotagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/thotagoda/). By area it is the 12104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Kurunda is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0827° N, 80.2343° E. Local names: කුරුන්ද . 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 Kurunda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kurunda. - Kurunda 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 Kurunda 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 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 1.7 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 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Thalagaha Fuel Station · Akmeemana 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07824&mlon=80.24877#map=17/6.07824/80.24877) Hotel Safaya Bungalow · Galketiya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07877&mlon=80.22649#map=17/6.07877/80.22649) Mall Home Plus · Milidduwa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04584&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.04584/80.22546) School Akmeemana Maha Vidyalaya · Ganegoda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08652&mlon=80.24216#map=17/6.08652/80.24216) College Advanced Technological Institute - Galle · Thotagoda 0.8 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 2.0 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kurunda Places mapped inside Kurunda in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 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 Kanda - 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?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurunda?Akmeemana, Baswatta, Galketiya, Ganegoda, Ganegoda West, Holuwagoda, Kurunda Kanda, Labudoowa, Meepawala and Thotagoda - How many villages are in Kurunda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kurunda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurunda?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurunda?Sahana Development Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurunda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurunda?Thalagaha Fuel Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kurunda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kurunda?LK3142115 (OCHA common operational dataset)