# Karivilakanda GN division, Katuwana DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Katuwana DS Division 

# Karivilakanda

Karivilakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **0.70 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 438 mtypical elevation

## Where is Karivilakanda?

Karivilakanda 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ginnaliya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ginnaliya-south/), [Heegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/heegoda/), [Medakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/medakanda/), [Mekiliyathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mekiliyathenna/) and [Udagomadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/udagomadiya/). By area it is the 11433rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/). The centre of Karivilakanda is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2988° N, 80.6604° E. Local names: කරවිලකන්ද .

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 Karivilakanda

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

- Karawilakanda

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 Karivilakanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 388 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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
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- Mar
- Apr
- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 140 

Feb 23 105 

Mar 24 112 

Apr 25 188 

May 24 167 

Jun 24 91 

Jul 24 73 

Aug 24 94 

Sep 24 147 

Oct 24 250 

Nov 23 306 

Dec 22 247 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Karivilakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) 

Bank Sanasa city bank · Mekiliyathenna 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30211&mlon=80.63566#map=17/6.30211/80.63566) 

ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) 

Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) 

Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) 

College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) 

Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 

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
- Bookandayaya
- Dambethalawa
- Dangalakanda
- Gallindamulla
- Galpothukanda
- Gangulandeniya
- Hediwatta
- Hellala
- Hingurakanda
- Horavinna
- Karametiya
- 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 Karivilakanda?In Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Karivilakanda?Ginnaliya South, Heegoda, Medakanda, Mekiliyathenna and Udagomadiya
- How many villages are in Karivilakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Karivilakanda?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Karivilakanda?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Karivilakanda?Sanasa city bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Karivilakanda?HNB Bank and ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karivilakanda?Bengamuwa, about 7.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Karivilakanda?LK3324005 (OCHA common operational dataset)