# Kongala Central GN division, Hakmana DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Hakmana DS Division 

# Kongala Central

Kongala Central is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hakmana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.53 km²**.

- 1.5km²

## Where is Kongala Central?

Kongala Central lies in [Hakmana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/galkanda/), [Karaputugala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/karaputugala-north/), [Kirinda Mangin Ihala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/kirinda-mangin-ihala-north/), [Kongala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/kongala-east/), [Kongala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/kongala-south/), [Kongala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/kongala-west/) and [Ovitigamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/ovitigamuwa-north/). By area it is the 8262nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Hakmana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/). The centre of Kongala Central is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0742° N, 80.6255° E. Local names: කෝංගල මධ්‍යම .

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 Kongala Central 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 Kongala Central

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gangodagama Divisional Hospital · Pottewela 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07700&mlon=80.67685#map=17/6.07700/80.67685) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Muruthamuraya West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08392&mlon=80.64555#map=17/6.08392/80.64555) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kongala East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08318&mlon=80.64634#map=17/6.08318/80.64634) 

Hotel Mihiri Guest House · Muruthamuraya West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08445&mlon=80.64480#map=17/6.08445/80.64480) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School MR/ Kongala Central College · Kongala East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07848&mlon=80.63988#map=17/6.07848/80.63988) 

College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) 

Police station Hakmana Police Station · Beruwela 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08488&mlon=80.64263#map=17/6.08488/80.64263) 

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 Hakmana DS Division

- Badabadda
- Beruwela
- Denagama East
- Denagama North
- Denagama West
- Ellewela East
- Ellewela West
- Gammedapitiya
- Gangodagama
- Kandegoda
- Kebiliyapola North
- Kebiliyapola South
- Kohuliyadda
- Kongala East
- Kongala South
- Kongala West
- Lalpe
- Meeella
- Muruthamuraya
- Muruthamuraya East
- Muruthamuraya West
- Narawelpita East
- Narawelpita North
- Narawelpita South
- Narawelpita West
- Pananwela East
- Pananwela West
- Pottewela
- Udupeellegoda East
- Udupeellegoda West
- Wepathaira North
- Wepathaira South
- Wepathaira West

## Quick answers

- Where is Kongala Central?In Hakmana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kongala Central?Galkanda, Karaputugala North, Kirinda Mangin Ihala North, Kongala East, Kongala South, Kongala West and Ovitigamuwa North
- What is the best time to visit Kongala Central?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kongala Central?Gangodagama Divisional Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kongala Central?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kongala Central?National Savings Bank ATM, about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kongala Central?Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kongala Central?LK3230160 (OCHA common operational dataset)