# Kahanda Athireka 1 GN division, Imaduwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kahanda-athireka-1/ Grama Niladhari division · Imaduwa DS Division # Kahanda Athireka 1 Kahanda Athireka 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 2mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kahanda Athireka 1? Kahanda Athireka 1 lies in [Imaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/), [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: [Godaudamandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/godaudamandiya/), [Hawpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/hawpe/), [Kahanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kahanda/), [Pelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/habaraduwa/pelessa/) and [Thittagalla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/thittagalla-east/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Imaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/). The centre of Kahanda Athireka 1 is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0242° N, 80.3422° E. Local names: කහඳ අතිරේක 01 . 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 Kahanda Athireka 1 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kahanda Athireka 1. - Boraluketiya - Weraniyagodakanda 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kahanda Athireka 1 Named natural and historic features inside Kahanda Athireka 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Kundurupankanda 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 Kahanda Athireka 1 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 Kahanda Athireka 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jeewanthie Medical Centre · Harumalgoda West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01667&mlon=80.30000#map=17/6.01667/80.30000) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Koggala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98787&mlon=80.32584#map=17/5.98787/80.32584) ATM BOC · Fort 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02614&mlon=80.21937#map=17/6.02614/80.21937) Petrol pump Ceypetco Ahangama · Ahangama Central 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96925&mlon=80.36964#map=17/5.96925/80.36964) Hotel Kahanda Kanda · Kahanda Athireka 1 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02105&mlon=80.34113#map=17/6.02105/80.34113) Mall Abewickrama Trade Center & Distributors · Karandugoda 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98231&mlon=80.36632#map=17/5.98231/80.36632) School Pelassa School · Pelessa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00893&mlon=80.34219#map=17/6.00893/80.34219) College Kathaluwa Central College · Atadahewathugoda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98529&mlon=80.34271#map=17/5.98529/80.34271) Police station Habaraduwa · Koggala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98712&mlon=80.32711#map=17/5.98712/80.32711) 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 Kahanda Athireka 1 Places mapped inside Kahanda Athireka 1 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 Imaduwa DS Division - Ampavila - Andugoda - Angulugaha - Atanikitha - Bedipita - Danduwana - Deegoda - Deegoda Athireka 01 - Dikkumbura - Dorape - Ellalagoda - Godaudamandiya - Hatangala - Hawpe - Hawpe North - Hettigoda - Horadugoda - Ihala Kombala - Ihala Mawella - Imaduwa - Imaduwa Athireka 1 - Indurannavila - Kabaragala - Kahanda - Kalugalagoda - Kodagoda East - Kodagoda South - Kombala - Malalgodapitiya - Mawella - Mayakaduwa - Panugalgoda - Paragoda - Pelawatta - Pituwalahena - Polhena - Puswelkada - Rangoda - Thittagalla East - Thittagalla West - Wathawana - Welikonda ## Quick answers - Where is Kahanda Athireka 1?In Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kahanda Athireka 1?Godaudamandiya, Hawpe, Kahanda, Pelessa and Thittagalla East - How many villages are in Kahanda Athireka 1?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kahanda Athireka 1?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kahanda Athireka 1?Jeewanthie Medical Centre, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kahanda Athireka 1?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kahanda Athireka 1?BOC, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahanda Athireka 1?Ceypetco Ahangama, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kahanda Athireka 1?LK3151110 (OCHA common operational dataset)