# Owakanda GN division, Rathgama DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/owakanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Rathgama DS Division 

# Owakanda

Owakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.2km²

## Where is Owakanda?

Owakanda lies in [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/), [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: [Gammeddegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/gammeddegoda/), [Gammeddegoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/gammeddegoda-east/), [Gammeddegoda-Rajgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/gammeddegoda-rajgama/), [Ganegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/ganegoda/) and [Kapumulugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/kapumulugoda/). By area it is the 13517th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/). The centre of Owakanda is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0868° N, 80.1481° E. Local names: ඕවකන්ද .

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 Owakanda

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Owakanda.

- Mihira

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).

## Weather in Owakanda 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
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- 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 Owakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rajgama Government Dispensary · Palliyapitiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09050&mlon=80.14781#map=17/6.09050/80.14781) 

Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Dodandoowa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10294&mlon=80.12640#map=17/6.10294/80.12640) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Rathgama Coorperative Filling Station · Gammeddegoda-Rajgama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09084&mlon=80.14201#map=17/6.09084/80.14201) 

Hotel Crystal Sands · Gammeddegoda-Rajgama 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08662&mlon=80.14515#map=17/6.08662/80.14515) 

Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) 

School SriSuman Kanitu Viduhala · Devinigoda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09162&mlon=80.14050#map=17/6.09162/80.14050) 

College Ocean University · Boossa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07311&mlon=80.15978#map=17/6.07311/80.15978) 

Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09226&mlon=80.13998#map=17/6.09226/80.13998) 

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 Rathgama DS Division

- Boossa
- Bopagoda
- Devinigoda
- Dolikanda
- Gammeddegoda
- Gammeddegoda East
- Gammeddegoda-Rajgama
- Ganegoda
- Hegoda
- Imbula
- Kadurupe
- Kandegoda
- Kapumulugoda
- Karawegoda
- Katudampe
- Kedala
- Mahahegoda
- Maliduwa
- Mawadavila
- Medawala
- Palanthriyagoda
- Palliyapitiya
- Panvila Pahalagoda
- Pitiwella North
- Pitiwella South
- Ranapanadeniya
- Rathgama Hegoda
- Rathna Udagama
- Rejjipura
- Rupeewala
- Thotavila

## Quick answers

- Where is Owakanda?In Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Owakanda?Gammeddegoda, Gammeddegoda East, Gammeddegoda-Rajgama, Ganegoda and Kapumulugoda
- How many villages are in Owakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Owakanda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Owakanda?Rajgama Government Dispensary, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Owakanda?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Owakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Owakanda?Rathgama Coorperative Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Owakanda?LK3163445 (OCHA common operational dataset)