# Ketenwewa GN division, Hambantota DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/ketenwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Hambantota DS Division # Ketenwewa Ketenwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hambantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **29.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 29.0km² - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketenwewa? Ketenwewa lies in [Hambantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Andarawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/andarawewa/), [Elalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/elalla/), [Gonnoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/gonnoruwa/), [Mattala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/mattala/), [Pahala Mattala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/pahala-mattala/), [Thammennawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/thammennawa/) and [Wediwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/wediwewa/). By area it is the 286th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.4% of [Hambantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/). The centre of Ketenwewa is about 156 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2634° N, 81.0933° E. Local names: කැටන්වැව . 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 Ketenwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ketenwewa. - Kurundana 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 Ketenwewa Named natural and historic features inside Ketenwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Katan Wewa - Thurudana Wewa 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 Ketenwewa 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 Ketenwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriyawewa hospital · Sooriyawewa Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30460&mlon=81.00413#map=17/6.30460/81.00413) Bank Commercial Bank Hambantota · Hambantota East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13303&mlon=81.12653#map=17/6.13303/81.12653) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Siribopura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15338&mlon=81.14337#map=17/6.15338/81.14337) Hotel Birds Resort Hambantota · Gonnoruwa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21461&mlon=81.09129#map=17/6.21461/81.09129) School Tzu-Chi School · Siribopura 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16067&mlon=81.13485#map=17/6.16067/81.13485) College Agro Technology and Rural sciences -University of Colombo · Weligatta 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20789&mlon=81.20721#map=17/6.20789/81.20721) Police station Hambantota Police Station · Hambantota West 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12592&mlon=81.12539#map=17/6.12592/81.12539) 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 Hambantota DS Division - Arawanamulla - Badagiriya - Bellagaswewa - Bundala - Dehigahalanda - Elalla - Galwewa - Godawaya - Gonnoruwa - Hambantota East - Hambantota West - Joolgamuwa - Keliyapura - Koholankala - Manajjawa - Mirijjavila - Pahala Beragama - Pallemalala - Samodagama - Siribopura - Siriyagama - Sisilasagama - Siyambalagasvila North - Siyambalagasvila South - Thammennawa - Udaberagama - Walawa - Yahangala East - Yahangala West ## Quick answers - Where is Ketenwewa?In Hambantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketenwewa?Andarawewa, Elalla, Gonnoruwa, Mattala, Pahala Mattala, Thammennawa and Wediwewa - How many villages are in Ketenwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ketenwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ketenwewa?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketenwewa?Sooriyawewa hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketenwewa?Commercial Bank Hambantota, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketenwewa?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketenwewa?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketenwewa?LK3312010 (OCHA common operational dataset)