# Poramba GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division 

# Poramba

Poramba is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.05 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Poramba?

Poramba lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Akuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/akuressa/), [Asmagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/asmagoda/), [Higgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/higgoda/), [Imbulgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/imbulgoda/) and [Panadugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/panadugama/). By area it is the 9961st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Poramba is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1102° N, 80.4742° E. Local names: පෝරඹ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Poramba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 95 

Feb 27 79 

Mar 28 107 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 194 

Jun 27 106 

Jul 27 89 

Aug 27 115 

Sep 27 161 

Oct 27 231 

Nov 27 285 

Dec 26 193 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Poramba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) 

Hotel Sanasa Hotel Ever Win Two · Poramba 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10963&mlon=80.47432#map=17/6.10963/80.47432) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School The Child Kingdom Early Childhood Development Centre Kiyanduwa, Akuressa · Akuressa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10039&mlon=80.47762#map=17/6.10039/80.47762) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Poramba

Places mapped inside Poramba in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Akuressa DS Division

- Akuressa
- Asmagoda
- Bopitiya
- Dediyagala
- Diganahena
- Diyalape
- Dolamawatha
- Ehelape
- Ellewela
- Eramudugoda
- Galabadahena
- Gallala
- Ganhela
- Henegama
- Henegama West
- Higgoda
- Hulandawa
- Idikatudeniya
- Ihala Kiyanduwa
- Ihala Maliduwa
- Iluppella
- Imbulgoda
- Ketanvila
- Kohugoda
- Lenama North
- Lenama South
- Manikgoda
- Maramba North
- Maramba South
- Melewwa
- Minipogoda
- Nawalagoda
- Nimalawa
- Nimalawa East
- Pahala Maliduwa
- Paraduwa East
- Paraduwa North
- Paraduwa South
- Paragahawatta
- Peddapitiya North
- Peddapitiya South
- Udupitiya
- Vilagama
- Weliketiya
- Yakabedda

## Quick answers

- Where is Poramba?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Poramba?Akuressa, Asmagoda, Higgoda, Imbulgoda and Panadugama
- What is the best time to visit Poramba?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Poramba?Akuressa Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Poramba?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Poramba?Commercial Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poramba?Cepetco, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Poramba?LK3218160 (OCHA common operational dataset)