# Kehelwala GN division, Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/kehelwala/ Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division # Kehelwala Kehelwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.09 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.1km² - 135 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kehelwala? Kehelwala lies in [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Dematapassa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/dematapassa/), [Divithura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/divithura/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kotagala/), [Puwakbadovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/puwakbadovita/), [Urumutta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/urumutta/) and [Urumutta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/urumutta-south/). By area it is the 6725th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Kehelwala is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1684° N, 80.5024° E. Local names: කෙහෙල්වල . 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 Kehelwala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kehelwala. - Kehelwala 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 Kehelwala Named natural and historic features inside Kehelwala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Urumutta 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 Kehelwala 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 Kehelwala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank peoples Bank - Makandura · Makandura West 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55677#map=17/6.14029/80.55677) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Bedda Eco Cottages · Dehigaspe 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19174&mlon=80.47660#map=17/6.19174/80.47660) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/SADATH MAHA VIDYALAYA · Godapitiya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12340&mlon=80.48311#map=17/6.12340/80.48311) College Nilwala Training College · Vilpita East 11 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09060&mlon=80.52898#map=17/6.09060/80.52898) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 8.2 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. ## Other GN divisions in Athuraliya DS Division - Athuraliya East - Athuraliya West - Balakawala - Dematapassa - Divithura - Godapitiya - Hawpe - Ihala Athuraliya - Kanahalagama - Maragoda - Namburukanda - Pahala Athuraliya - Panadugama - Thalahagama East - Thalahagama West - Thibbotuwawa - Thibbotuwawa North - Uggashena - Urumutta - Urumutta South - Vilpita East 1 - Vilpita East 11 - Vilpita West - Walagepiyadda - Welihena - Wenagama - Yahamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Kehelwala?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kehelwala?Dematapassa, Divithura, Kotagala, Puwakbadovita, Urumutta and Urumutta South - How many villages are in Kehelwala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kehelwala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kehelwala?Akuressa Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kehelwala?peoples Bank - Makandura, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kehelwala?Commercial Bank, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kehelwala?Cepetco, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kehelwala?LK3215005 (OCHA common operational dataset)