# Nakanda GN division, Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/nakanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Hikkaduwa DS Division 

# Nakanda

Nakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.54 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Nakanda?

Nakanda lies in [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Hikkaduwa Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/hikkaduwa-central/), [Hikkaduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/hikkaduwa-east/), [Kalupe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/kalupe/), [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/udumulla/) and [Wellawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/wellawatta/). By area it is the 12245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/). The centre of Nakanda is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1450° N, 80.1122° E. Local names: නාකන්ද .

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 Nakanda 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 Nakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Peoples Medical Centre/ Hikkaduwa · Hikkaduwa West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14028&mlon=80.10390#map=17/6.14028/80.10390) 

Bank NSB BANK · Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14162&mlon=80.09960#map=17/6.14162/80.09960) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Hikkaduwa · Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13995&mlon=80.10004#map=17/6.13995/80.10004) 

Hotel Karawwa Luxury Villas · Nakanda 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14610&mlon=80.11253#map=17/6.14610/80.11253) 

Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) 

School Sri Sumangala Central College · Hikkaduwa Central 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14153&mlon=80.11337#map=17/6.14153/80.11337) 

College Thothagamuwa Vijayabahu Primary School · Nakanda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14722&mlon=80.11028#map=17/6.14722/80.11028) 

Police station Hikkaduwa Police Station · Wellawatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14513&mlon=80.09956#map=17/6.14513/80.09956) 

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 Nakanda

Places mapped inside Nakanda in open map data, by type.

- Hotels2
- Colleges and universities1

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 Hikkaduwa DS Division

- Delgahadoowa
- Dodandoowa
- Dodandugoda
- Gammaduwatta
- Handaudumulla
- Hennathota
- Hikkaduwa Central
- Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya
- Hikkaduwa West
- Katukoliha
- Kuda Wewala
- Millagoda
- Modara Patuwatha
- Nalagasdeniya
- Narigama
- Narigama Wellabada
- Pannamgoda
- Patuwatha
- Pinkanda
- Thiranagama
- Thiranagama Wellabada
- Uduhalpitiya
- Wavulagoda East
- Wavulagoda West
- Wellawatta
- Wewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Nakanda?In Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nakanda?Hikkaduwa Central, Hikkaduwa East, Kalupe, Udumulla and Wellawatta
- What is the best time to visit Nakanda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nakanda?Peoples Medical Centre/ Hikkaduwa, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nakanda?NSB BANK, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nakanda?Lanka Filling Station Hikkaduwa, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nakanda?LK3136220 (OCHA common operational dataset)