# Borakanda GN division, Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/borakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Karandeniya DS Division # Borakanda Borakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **3.15 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Borakanda? Borakanda lies in [Karandeniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/), [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: [Anganaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/anganaketiya/), [Diviyagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/diviyagahawela/), [Kirinuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/kirinuge/), [Kiripedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/kiripedda/), [Mahaedanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/mahaedanda/) and [Thalgahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/thalgahawatta/). By area it is the 4715th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Karandeniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/). The centre of Borakanda is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2738° N, 80.1063° E. Local names: බොරකන්ද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Borakanda Named natural and historic features inside Borakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Panilkanda 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 Borakanda 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 Borakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Karandeniya District Hospital · Borakanda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26899&mlon=80.09919#map=17/6.26899/80.09919) Bank people's Bank · Dangahavila 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27035&mlon=80.09133#map=17/6.27035/80.09133) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Sampath Filling Station · Borakanda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26854&mlon=80.09983#map=17/6.26854/80.09983) Hotel Sakura Paradise Hotel & Banquet · Anganaketiya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26709&mlon=80.12572#map=17/6.26709/80.12572) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Karandeniya Central College · Mahaedanda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27283&mlon=80.09623#map=17/6.27283/80.09623) College Aurvada School · Igala East 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Karandeniya Police Station · Karandeniya North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27172&mlon=80.08476#map=17/6.27172/80.08476) 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 Borakanda Places mapped inside Borakanda in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 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 Karandeniya DS Division - Anganaketiya - Angulugalla - Beligaswella - Dangahavila - Diviyagahawela - Diyapitagallana - Egodawela - Galagoda Atta - Galpottawala - Halgahawella - Hipankanda - Ihala Kiripedda - Jayabima - Kaluwalagoda - Karandeniya North - Karandeniya South - Kirinuge - Kiripedda - Kurundugaha Hethekma - Lenagal Palatha - Mabingoda - Madakumbura - Magala North - Magala South - Mahaedanda - Mahagoda - Mandakanda - Meegaspitiya - Mendorawala - Pehembiyakanda - Randenigama - Siripura - Thalgahawatta - Unagaswela - Uragasmanhandiya East - Uragasmanhandiya North - Uragasmanhandiya South - Walinguruketiya - Yatagala ## Quick answers - Where is Borakanda?In Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Borakanda?Anganaketiya, Diviyagahawela, Kirinuge, Kiripedda, Mahaedanda and Thalgahawatta - What is the best time to visit Borakanda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Borakanda?Karandeniya District Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Borakanda?people's Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Borakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Borakanda?Sampath Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Borakanda?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Borakanda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Borakanda?LK3109130 (OCHA common operational dataset)