# Poddana GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/poddana/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division # Poddana Poddana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **7.04 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.0km² - 2mapped services - 290 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poddana? Poddana lies in [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/), [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: [Dellawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/dellawa/), [Ihala Millawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-millawa/), [Kolawenigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kolawenigama/), [Mederipitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/mederipitiya/) and [Pathawala Nadakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/pathawala-nadakanda/). By area it is the 1910th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Poddana is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3365° N, 80.4870° E. Local names: ‍පොද්දන . 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 Poddana Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Poddana. - Pathawala - Poddana 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 Poddana Named natural and historic features inside Poddana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maha Dola 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 Poddana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 250 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 95 Feb 25 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 26 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 25 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Poddana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) Bank National Savings Bank · Deniyaya 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34645&mlon=80.55912#map=17/6.34645/80.55912) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kotapola North 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29661&mlon=80.54216#map=17/6.29661/80.54216) Hotel Rainforest Holiday Inn · Poddana 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34279&mlon=80.49518#map=17/6.34279/80.49518) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Pallegama Secondary School · Pallegama North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33420&mlon=80.52551#map=17/6.33420/80.52551) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Deniyaya Police Station · Deniyaya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34150&mlon=80.55868#map=17/6.34150/80.55868) 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 Poddana Places mapped inside Poddana in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Kotapola DS Division - Adaradeniya - Bateyaya - Beliattakumbura - Deniyaya - Deniyaya West - Horagala East - Horagala West - Ihalagama - Ilukpitiya - Kalugalahena - Kandilpana - Keeriwalagama - Kiriweldola - Kolawenigama - Koodaludeniya - Kosmodara - Kotapola North - Kotapola South - Lindagawahena - Mederipitiya - Morawaka - Mugunumulla - Nawalahena - Nishshankapura - Pallegama North - Pallegama South - Paragala - Pathawala Nadakanda - Pelawatta - Porupitiya - Pussawela - Thenipita - Usamalagoda - Uvaragala - Viharahena - Waralla ## Quick answers - Where is Poddana?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poddana?Dellawa, Ihala Millawa, Kolawenigama, Mederipitiya and Pathawala Nadakanda - How many villages are in Poddana?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Poddana?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Poddana?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poddana?National Savings Bank, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poddana?National Savings Bank ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poddana?Ceypetco, about 7.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poddana?LK3206060 (OCHA common operational dataset)