# Kahawa GN division, Madampagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/kahawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampagama DS Division # Kahawa Kahawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.13 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.1km² - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kahawa? Kahawa lies in [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Akurala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/akurala/), [Daluwathumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/daluwathumulla/), [Galdoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/galdoowa/), [Godagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/godagama-north/), [Godagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/godagama-south/), [Harannagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/harannagala/), [Metiwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/metiwala/), [Uduwaragoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/uduwaragoda-north/), [Uduwaragoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/uduwaragoda-south/) and [Weragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/weragoda/). By area it is the 9681st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/). The centre of Kahawa is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1849° N, 80.0797° E. Local names: කහව . 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 Kahawa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kahawa. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 19 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Bandigoda - Hettigoda - Keraliyangoda 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 Kahawa Named natural and historic features inside Kahawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Telwatta Ganga 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 Kahawa 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 Kahawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madampagama Rural Hospital · Wenamulla 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21273&mlon=80.06398#map=17/6.21273/80.06398) Bank Peoples Bank · Meetiyagoda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18996&mlon=80.09657#map=17/6.18996/80.09657) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Dilisha Auto Service · Meetiyagoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19007&mlon=80.09698#map=17/6.19007/80.09698) Hotel Garden Villa Ronnaduwa · Galdoowa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19438&mlon=80.08016#map=17/6.19438/80.08016) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Olivia Pre-school · Godagama South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17625&mlon=80.08307#map=17/6.17625/80.08307) College Meetiyagoda Primary School · Meetiyagoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19104&mlon=80.09637#map=17/6.19104/80.09637) Police station Hikkaduwa Police Station · Wellawatta 4.9 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. ## Other GN divisions in Madampagama DS Division - Akurala - Akurala North - Akurala South - Andurangoda - Daluwathumulla - Deldoowa - Delmar Colony - Dewagoda East - Dewagoda West - Dimbuldoowa - Galagoda East - Galagoda West - Galdoowa - Godagama North - Godagama South - Harannagala - Idanthota - Kalupe - Kuleegoda East - Kuleegoda West - Malawenna - Medagoda - Pereliya North - Pereliya South - Seenigama - Seenigama East - Thelwatta - Thotagamuwa - Udumulla - Uduwaragoda North - Uduwaragoda South - Urawatta - Usmudulawa - Wellabada - Wenamulla - Weragoda - Werellana ## Quick answers - Where is Kahawa?In Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kahawa?Akurala, Daluwathumulla, Galdoowa, Godagama North, Godagama South, Harannagala, Metiwala, Uduwaragoda North, Uduwaragoda South and Weragoda - How many villages are in Kahawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kahawa?Settlements lie between 12 m and 19 m - What is the best time to visit Kahawa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kahawa?Madampagama Rural Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kahawa?Peoples Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kahawa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahawa?Dilisha Auto Service, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kahawa?LK3160105 (OCHA common operational dataset)