# Pananwela East GN division, Hakmana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/pananwela-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Hakmana DS Division # Pananwela East Pananwela East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hakmana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.00 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.0km² - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pananwela East? Pananwela East 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 8 other GN divisions: [Daluwakgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/daluwakgoda/), [Kanumuldeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/kanumuldeniya-south/), [Meeella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/meeella/), [Pallewawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/pallewawwa/), [Pananwela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/pananwela-west/), [Wawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/wawwa/), [Yatigala Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/yatigala-ihala/) and [Yatigala Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/yatigala-pahala/). By area it is the 6940th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Hakmana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/). The centre of Pananwela East is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1133° N, 80.6854° E. Local names: පනන්වෙල නැගෙනහිර . 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 Pananwela East Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pananwela East. - Pananwela - Panawela - Warakagoda 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 Pananwela East Named natural and historic features inside Pananwela East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maha Ela 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 Pananwela East 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 Pananwela East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Walasmulla Base Hospital · Walasmulla South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14666&mlon=80.69843#map=17/6.14666/80.69843) Bank Sanasa Bank - Kebiliyapola · Kebiliyapola North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09392&mlon=80.66960#map=17/6.09392/80.66960) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kongala East 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08318&mlon=80.64634#map=17/6.08318/80.64634) Hotel Samnaro Reception Hall · Badabadda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11637&mlon=80.66575#map=17/6.11637/80.66575) Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) School Kohuliyadda Primary School · Kohuliyadda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09216&mlon=80.67582#map=17/6.09216/80.67582) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15405&mlon=80.69681#map=17/6.15405/80.69681) 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 Central - Kongala East - Kongala South - Kongala West - Lalpe - Meeella - Muruthamuraya - Muruthamuraya East - Muruthamuraya West - Narawelpita East - Narawelpita North - Narawelpita South - Narawelpita West - Pananwela West - Pottewela - Udupeellegoda East - Udupeellegoda West - Wepathaira North - Wepathaira South - Wepathaira West ## Quick answers - Where is Pananwela East?In Hakmana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pananwela East?Daluwakgoda, Kanumuldeniya South, Meeella, Pallewawwa, Pananwela West, Wawwa, Yatigala Ihala and Yatigala Pahala - How many villages are in Pananwela East?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pananwela East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pananwela East?Walasmulla Base Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pananwela East?Sanasa Bank - Kebiliyapola, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pananwela East?National Savings Bank ATM, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pananwela East?Ceypetco, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pananwela East?LK3230030 (OCHA common operational dataset)