# Kadukanna GN division, Malimbada DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/kadukanna/ Grama Niladhari division · Malimbada DS Division # Kadukanna Kadukanna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.06 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.1km² - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kadukanna? Kadukanna lies in [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/), [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: [Horagoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/horagoda-south/), [Kirimetimulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/kirimetimulla-north/), [Kirimetimulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/kirimetimulla-south/), [Nape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/nape/), [Thelijjavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/thelijjavila/), [Uninduwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/uninduwela/) and [Welandagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/welandagoda/). By area it is the 6804th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/). The centre of Kadukanna is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0282° N, 80.5030° E. Local names: කඩුකන්න . 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 Kadukanna Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kadukanna. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 24 m above sea level (median 24 m). - Kadukanna - Mulupella - Telijjawila - Walpita - Welandagoda 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 Kadukanna Named natural and historic features inside Kadukanna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Welandagoda 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 Kadukanna 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 Kadukanna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akkurugoda MOH · Kirimetimulla South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00847&mlon=80.50073#map=17/6.00847/80.50073) Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Thihagoda Ceypetco · Thihagoda East 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01238&mlon=80.56609#map=17/6.01238/80.56609) Hotel Villa 1972 · Welandagoda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03665&mlon=80.49946#map=17/6.03665/80.49946) Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) School Kiddies Kingdom Early Childhood Development Centre · Dampella 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03971&mlon=80.50246#map=17/6.03971/80.50246) College Thelijjawila Central Collage · Thelijjavila 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01973&mlon=80.49196#map=17/6.01973/80.49196) Police station Police Station Malimbada · Malimbada West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01056&mlon=80.51774#map=17/6.01056/80.51774) 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 Malimbada DS Division - Akurugoda East - Akurugoda North - Akurugoda South - Akurugoda West - Dampella - Elgiriya - Galpamuna - Horagoda East - Horagoda South - Horagoda West - Kadduwa - Katuwangoda - Kekunawela - Kirimetimulla North - Kirimetimulla South - Malimbada East - Malimbada North - Malimbada South - Malimbada West - Maragoda - Nape - Pahala Kiyaduwa - Sulthanagoda East - Sulthanagoda South - Sulthanagoda West - Thelijjavila - Uninduwela - Welandagoda ## Quick answers - Where is Kadukanna?In Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kadukanna?Horagoda South, Kirimetimulla North, Kirimetimulla South, Nape, Thelijjavila, Uninduwela and Welandagoda - How many villages are in Kadukanna?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kadukanna?Settlements lie between 24 m and 24 m - What is the best time to visit Kadukanna?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kadukanna?Akkurugoda MOH, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kadukanna?Peoples Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kadukanna?Commercial Bank, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kadukanna?Thihagoda Ceypetco, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kadukanna?LK3224050 (OCHA common operational dataset)