# Sooriyapokuna GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/sooriyapokuna/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Sooriyapokuna Sooriyapokuna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **4.85 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.8km² - 64 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sooriyapokuna? Sooriyapokuna lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Amarathungagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/amarathungagama/), [Debokkawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/debokkawa-east/), [Debokkawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/debokkawa-north/), [Debokkawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/debokkawa-south/), [Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/pahalagama/) and [Uswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/uswewa/). By area it is the 3054th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Sooriyapokuna is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2218° N, 80.8434° E. Local names: සූරියපොකුණ . 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 Sooriyapokuna Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sooriyapokuna. - Buweliara - Suriyapokuna 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 Sooriyapokuna Named natural and historic features inside Sooriyapokuna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Korakahawala Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Kaparella-Uswewa Forest Reserve 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 Sooriyapokuna and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sooriyapokuna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Amarathungagama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23439&mlon=80.88006#map=17/6.23439/80.88006) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Lanka Petrol station · Murungasyaya West 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24920&mlon=80.76426#map=17/6.24920/80.76426) Hotel Avanya hotel & restaurant · Kankanamgama 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17952&mlon=80.89932#map=17/6.17952/80.89932) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Secondary School · Amarathungagama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22037&mlon=80.87454#map=17/6.22037/80.87454) College SL Army Vocational Training College · Hingura 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26725&mlon=80.88497#map=17/6.26725/80.88497) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Amarathungagama - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Binkama - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Helekada - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Medayala - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Pahalagama - Rathmalwala - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa - Yakagala ## Quick answers - Where is Sooriyapokuna?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sooriyapokuna?Amarathungagama, Debokkawa East, Debokkawa North, Debokkawa South, Pahalagama and Uswewa - How many villages are in Sooriyapokuna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sooriyapokuna?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sooriyapokuna?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Sooriyapokuna?Rural Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sooriyapokuna?HNB, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sooriyapokuna?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sooriyapokuna?Lanka Petrol station, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sooriyapokuna?LK3318070 (OCHA common operational dataset)