# Bookandayaya GN division, Katuwana DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/bookandayaya/

Grama Niladhari division · Katuwana DS Division 

# Bookandayaya

Bookandayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **3.49 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.5km²
- 118 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bookandayaya?

Bookandayaya lies in [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Araboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/araboda/), [Binthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/binthenna/), [Galwadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galwadiya/), [Hediwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/hediwatta/), [Horavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/horavinna/), [Uda Julampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/uda-julampitiya/), [Walgammulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/walgammulla/) and [Weedikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/weedikanda/). By area it is the 4316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/). The centre of Bookandayaya is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2387° N, 80.7094° E. Local names: බූකන්දයාය .

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 Bookandayaya

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bookandayaya. Settlements here lie between about 107 m and 124 m above sea level (median 118 m).

- Horawinna
- Malagegoda
- Pahala Bukendayaya

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 Bookandayaya 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 Bookandayaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Government Hospital - Katuwana · Katuwana 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26780&mlon=80.69808#map=17/6.26780/80.69808) 

Bank HDC Bank · Katuwana 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26508&mlon=80.69146#map=17/6.26508/80.69146) 

ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) 

Petrol pump Lanka Petrol station · Murungasyaya West 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24920&mlon=80.76426#map=17/6.24920/80.76426) 

Hotel Ashram Sri Lanka · Horavinna 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25614&mlon=80.70744#map=17/6.25614/80.70744) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Walgammulla Central College · Puwakgas Ara 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23817&mlon=80.67527#map=17/6.23817/80.67527) 

College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) 

Police station Katuwana -Police station · Katuwana 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26972&mlon=80.69105#map=17/6.26972/80.69105) 

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 Katuwana DS Division

- Adalugoda
- Alupothdeniya Pahala
- Ambagahahena
- Ambagas Ara
- Araboda
- Bengamukanda
- Binthenna
- Dambethalawa
- Dangalakanda
- Gallindamulla
- Galpothukanda
- Gangulandeniya
- Hediwatta
- Hellala
- Hingurakanda
- Horavinna
- Karametiya
- Karivilakanda
- Katuwana
- Kehelwatta
- Kohomporuwa
- Kongasthenna
- Kudagoda East
- Kudagoda West
- Labuhengoda
- Medakanda
- Meemanakoladeniya
- Mellaketigoda
- Middeniya East
- Middeniya North
- Middeniya West
- Murungasyaya East
- Murungasyaya West
- Obadagahadeniya
- Pangamvilayaya
- Puwakgas Ara
- Ranasingoda
- Ritigaha Yaya
- Rukmalpitiya
- Sapugahayaya
- Siyambalamuraya
- Siyarapitiya
- Thalwatta
- Uda Alupothdeniya
- Udagomadiya
- Udawelmulla
- Ulahitiyawa
- Ulahitiyawa East
- Ulahitiyawa West
- Walgammulla
- Wathukanda
- Weerakkuttigoda
- Welipitiya
- Welipitiya East
- Welipitiya West

## Quick answers

- Where is Bookandayaya?In Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bookandayaya?Araboda, Binthenna, Galwadiya, Hediwatta, Horavinna, Uda Julampitiya, Walgammulla and Weedikanda
- How many villages are in Bookandayaya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bookandayaya?Settlements lie between 107 m and 124 m
- What is the best time to visit Bookandayaya?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bookandayaya?Government Hospital - Katuwana, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bookandayaya?HDC Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bookandayaya?HNB Bank and ATM, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bookandayaya?Lanka Petrol station, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bookandayaya?LK3324275 (OCHA common operational dataset)