# Pokunawatta GN division, Galle 4 Gravets DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/pokunawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Galle 4 Gravets DS Division # Pokunawatta Pokunawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.11 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Pokunawatta? Pokunawatta lies in [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/), [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: [Dangedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/dangedara-east/), [Dangedara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/dangedara-west/) and [Madapathala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/madapathala/). By area it is the 13867th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/). The centre of Pokunawatta is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 0.9 km from Galle, the main town of Galle 4 Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 6.0468° N, 80.2180° E. Local names: පොකුණවත්ත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Pokunawatta ### Nearby, outside Pokunawatta - Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity · memorial, Kaluwella1.6 km - War Heroes Statue · monument, Cheena Koratuwa1.6 km - Anagarika Dharmapala · memorial, Kaluwella1.6 km - Memorial Pillar · memorial, Fort1.8 km - The Sun Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.8 km - The Moon Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.9 km - The Star Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.9 km - Ramasinghe Premadasa · memorial, Fort1.9 km - The Vismarkt Bastion · archaeological site, Fort2.0 km - The Zwart Bastion · archaeological site, Cheena Koratuwa2.0 km - National Museum Fort · museum, Fort2.0 km - Dutch Entrance · city gate, Fort2.1 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Pokunawatta - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle13 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo94 km ### Nearest railway station Galle (Kaluwella), about 1.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Pokunawatta 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 Pokunawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Co-op Hospital New Bullding · Weliwatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03671&mlon=80.21644#map=17/6.03671/80.21644) Bank Samurdhi Bank - Dangedara · Dangedara West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05411&mlon=80.21687#map=17/6.05411/80.21687) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Dangedara East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04731&mlon=80.22206#map=17/6.04731/80.22206) Hotel Villa Frangipani · Pokunawatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04666&mlon=80.21818#map=17/6.04666/80.21818) Mall Home Plus · Milidduwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04584&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.04584/80.22546) School Mahinda College · Dangedara West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04912&mlon=80.21497#map=17/6.04912/80.21497) College Jayawardana Maha Vidyalaya · Dangedara West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04980&mlon=80.21946#map=17/6.04980/80.21946) Police station Genius English Academy · Kandewatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04017&mlon=80.21345#map=17/6.04017/80.21345) 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 Pokunawatta Places mapped inside Pokunawatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Galle 4 Gravets DS Division - Bataganvila - Bope East - Bope North - Bope West - Cheena Koratuwa - Dadalla East - Dadalla West - Dangedara East - Dangedara West - Deddugoda North - Deddugoda South - Dewata - Dewathura - Ettiligoda South - Fort - Galwadugoda - Ginthota East - Ginthota West - Kaluwella - Kandewatta - Katugoda - Kongaha - Kumbalwella North - Kumbalwella South - Kurunduwatta - Madapathala - Madawalamulla North - Madawalamulla South - Magalla - Maha Hapugala - Mahamodara - Maitipe - Makuluwa - Maligaspe - Milidduwa - Minuwangoda - Osanagoda - Pettigalawatta - Piyadigama - Richmond Kanda - Sanghamittapura - Siyambalagahawatta - Thalapitiya - Ukwatta East - Ukwatta West - Walawwatta - Welipatha - Welipitimodara - Weliwatta ## Quick answers - Where is Pokunawatta?In Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pokunawatta?Dangedara East, Dangedara West and Madapathala - What is there to see in Pokunawatta?Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity, War Heroes Statue, Anagarika Dharmapala, Memorial Pillar - What time zone is Pokunawatta in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Pokunawatta?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Pokunawatta?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Pokunawatta?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pokunawatta?Co-op Hospital New Bullding, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pokunawatta?Samurdhi Bank - Dangedara, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pokunawatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pokunawatta?Lanka IOC, about 0.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pokunawatta?LK3139175 (OCHA common operational dataset)