# Gathara East GN division, Kaburupitiya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/gathara-east/

Grama Niladhari division · Kaburupitiya DS Division 

# Gathara East

Gathara East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaburupitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.27 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 6mapped services
- 37 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gathara East?

Gathara East lies in [Kaburupitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/), [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: [Beragammulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/beragammulla/), [Gathara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/gathara-north/), [Koramburuwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/koramburuwana/), [Magamure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/magamure/), [Narandeniya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/narandeniya-west/) and [Sapugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/sapugoda/). By area it is the 9125th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Kaburupitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/). The centre of Gathara East is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0891° N, 80.5658° E. Local names: ගතාර 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 Gathara East

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gathara East.

- Kamburupitiya
- Kamburuwana

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 Gathara 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 Gathara East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital Kamburupitiya · Gathara East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09572&mlon=80.56483#map=17/6.09572/80.56483) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Magamure 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08282&mlon=80.56603#map=17/6.08282/80.56603) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Kandambi Filling Station · Magamure 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08077&mlon=80.56648#map=17/6.08077/80.56648) 

Hotel Eco Village Holiday Resort-kamburupitiya · Gathara East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08333&mlon=80.56670#map=17/6.08333/80.56670) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) 

School Narandeniya National School's Ground · Magamure 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08120&mlon=80.56773#map=17/6.08120/80.56773) 

College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) 

Police station Kamburupitiya Police · Kamburupitiya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07370&mlon=80.56416#map=17/6.07370/80.56416) 

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 Gathara East

Places mapped inside Gathara East in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Hotels4

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 Kaburupitiya DS Division

- Akurugoda
- Beragammulla
- Bibulewela
- Eriyathota
- Ganegama
- Gathara North
- Gathara West
- Godawa
- Ihala Vitiyala East
- Ihala Vitiyala North
- Ihala Vitiyala South
- Ihala Vitiyala West
- Kahagala
- Kahagala South
- Kamburupitiya
- Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East
- Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha West
- Karagoda Uyangoda 2 East
- Karagoda Uyangoda 2 West
- Karaputugala North
- Karaputugala South
- Lenabatuwa
- Magamure
- Malana
- Mapalana Mangin Ihala
- Mapalana Mangin Pahala
- Narandeniya East
- Narandeniya West
- Palolpitiya
- Pitakatuwana
- Sapugoda
- Seewelgama
- Thumbe
- Ullala East
- Ullala Masmulla
- Ullala West
- Urapola East
- Urapola West

## Quick answers

- Where is Gathara East?In Kaburupitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gathara East?Beragammulla, Gathara North, Koramburuwana, Magamure, Narandeniya West and Sapugoda
- How many villages are in Gathara East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gathara East?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gathara East?Base Hospital Kamburupitiya, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gathara East?National Savings Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gathara East?National Savings Bank ATM, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gathara East?Kandambi Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gathara East?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gathara East?LK3227015 (OCHA common operational dataset)