# Viharahena GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/viharahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division # Viharahena Viharahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **12.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.8km² - 6mapped services - 519 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viharahena? Viharahena 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 6 other GN divisions: [Adaradeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/adaradeniya/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/ihalagama/), [Ilumbakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalawana/ilumbakanda/), [Ittakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ittakanda/), [Kandilpana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kandilpana/) and [Ullinduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ullinduwawa/). By area it is the 874th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.2% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Viharahena is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3792° N, 80.6001° E. Local names: විහාර‍හේන . 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 Viharahena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Viharahena. - Viharahena - Wiharahena 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 Viharahena Named natural and historic features inside Viharahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Abbey Rock - Carvin - Lower Viharahena - Silverkande 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 Viharahena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 479 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 23 95 Feb 24 79 Mar 24 107 Apr 25 182 May 25 194 Jun 24 106 Jul 24 89 Aug 24 115 Sep 24 161 Oct 24 231 Nov 24 285 Dec 23 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Viharahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Deniyaya Hospital · Ihalagama 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35755&mlon=80.56827#map=17/6.35755/80.56827) Bank Ullinduwawa Rural Bank · Ullinduwawa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35420&mlon=80.62416#map=17/6.35420/80.62416) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Deniyaya 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34566&mlon=80.55930#map=17/6.34566/80.55930) Hotel The Rainforest Ecolodge · Viharahena 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38909&mlon=80.59590#map=17/6.38909/80.59590) Mall Salahudeen's Gift Store · Pelmadulla Town 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62404&mlon=80.54220#map=17/6.62404/80.54220) School rajapaksha scool · Deniyaya 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34268&mlon=80.56130#map=17/6.34268/80.56130) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Deniyaya Police Station · Deniyaya 6.2 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 Viharahena Places mapped inside Viharahena in open map data, by type. - Hotels6 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 - Poddana - Porupitiya - Pussawela - Thenipita - Usamalagoda - Uvaragala - Waralla ## Quick answers - Where is Viharahena?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Viharahena?Adaradeniya, Ihalagama, Ilumbakanda, Ittakanda, Kandilpana and Ullinduwawa - How many villages are in Viharahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Viharahena?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Viharahena?Deniyaya Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viharahena?Ullinduwawa Rural Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viharahena?HNB Bank and ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viharahena?Ceypetco, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viharahena?LK3206025 (OCHA common operational dataset)