# Kahanda GN division, Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kahanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Imaduwa DS Division 

# Kahanda

Kahanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.92 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Kahanda?

Kahanda 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: [Hawpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/hawpe/), [Kahanda Athireka 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kahanda-athireka-1/), [Pelawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/pelawatta/), [Pelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/habaraduwa/pelessa/) and [Polhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/polhena/). By area it is the 7130th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Imaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/). The centre of Kahanda is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0228° N, 80.3297° E. Local names: කහඳ .

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 Kahanda 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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Jeewanthie Medical Centre · Harumalgoda West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01667&mlon=80.30000#map=17/6.01667/80.30000) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank · Koggala Athireka I 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99345&mlon=80.31105#map=17/5.99345/80.31105) 

ATM BOC · Fort 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02614&mlon=80.21937#map=17/6.02614/80.21937) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Ahangama · Ahangama Central 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96925&mlon=80.36964#map=17/5.96925/80.36964) 

Hotel Ivory House · Polhena 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02341&mlon=80.32322#map=17/6.02341/80.32322) 

Mall Abewickrama Trade Center & Distributors · Karandugoda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98231&mlon=80.36632#map=17/5.98231/80.36632) 

School Pelassa School · Pelessa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00893&mlon=80.34219#map=17/6.00893/80.34219) 

College Kathaluwa Central College · Atadahewathugoda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98529&mlon=80.34271#map=17/5.98529/80.34271) 

Police station Habaraduwa · Koggala 4.0 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

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

- Hotels1

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 Athireka 1
- 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?In Imaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kahanda?Hawpe, Kahanda Athireka 1, Pelawatta, Pelessa and Polhena
- What is the best time to visit Kahanda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kahanda?Jeewanthie Medical Centre, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kahanda?Samurdhi Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kahanda?BOC, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahanda?Ceypetco Ahangama, about 7.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kahanda?LK3151105 (OCHA common operational dataset)