# Rekadahena GN division, Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/rekadahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division # Rekadahena Rekadahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.57 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.6km² - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rekadahena? Rekadahena lies in [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Horangalla Thalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/horangalla-thalawa/), [Horangalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/horangalla-west/), [Kahadoowa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/kahadoowa-south/), [Pathawelivitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/pathawelivitiya-north/), [Waduwelivitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/waduwelivitiya-north/) and [Wathuruvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/wathuruvila/). By area it is the 5688th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Rekadahena is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2162° N, 80.2303° E. Local names: රෑකඩහේන . 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 Rekadahena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rekadahena. - Madakada - Rekadahena 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 Rekadahena 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 Rekadahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gallinda Base Hospital · Niyagama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24510&mlon=80.26788#map=17/6.24510/80.26788) Bank Sanasa Bank · Horangalla Thalawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22629&mlon=80.25154#map=17/6.22629/80.25154) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala · Thalgaswala 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) Hotel Gilbys ECO Bungalow sri lanka · Budapanagama 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17497&mlon=80.24868#map=17/6.17497/80.24868) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Kahaduwa Navodya School · Kahadoowa South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22064&mlon=80.21289#map=17/6.22064/80.21289) College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17273&mlon=80.17488#map=17/6.17273/80.17488) 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 Elpitiya DS Division - Ambana - Ambana North - Amugoda - Atakohota - Avittawa - Batuwanhena - Delpona - Digala Nagahathenna - Dikhena - Ella - Ella Thanabaddegama - Elpitiya Central - Elpitiya East - Elpitiya North - Elpitiya South - Eramulla - Goluwamulla - Goluwamulla North - Goluwamulla West - Himbutugoda - Igala - Igala East - Igala Thalawa - Igala Thalawa East - Ihala Omatta - Indipalegoda - Kahadoowa - Kahadoowa South - Kellapatha - Ketandola Udovita - Kudagala Kadirandola - Mahawela Abhayapura - Metiviliya - Nawadagala - Omatta - Opatha - Pahala Omatta - Pelendagoda - Pinikahana - Pituwala North - Pituwala South - Pituwala West - Poojagallena - Sittaragoda - Thalagaspe - Thalagaspe West - Thibbotuwawa - Wallambagala - Wallambagala North - Wathuruvila ## Quick answers - Where is Rekadahena?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rekadahena?Horangalla Thalawa, Horangalla West, Kahadoowa South, Pathawelivitiya North, Waduwelivitiya North and Wathuruvila - How many villages are in Rekadahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rekadahena?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Rekadahena?Gallinda Base Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rekadahena?Sanasa Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rekadahena?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rekadahena?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rekadahena?LK3112250 (OCHA common operational dataset)