# Kekunawela GN division, Malimbada DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Malimbada DS Division 

# Kekunawela

Kekunawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.12 km²**.

- 1.1km²

## Where is Kekunawela?

Kekunawela 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: [Dampella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/dampella/), [Kadduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/kadduwa/), [Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/karagoda-uyangoda-1-atha-west/), [Karagoda Uyangoda 2 West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/karagoda-uyangoda-2-west/), [Maragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/maragoda/), [Pahala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/pahala-athuraliya/) and [Paraduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-east/). By area it is the 9718th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/). The centre of Kekunawela is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0517° N, 80.5049° E. Local names: කැකුණවෙල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Kekunawela 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 Kekunawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital · Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06498&mlon=80.53989#map=17/6.06498/80.53989) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) 

Hotel Makuludola Bungalow · Dampella 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04102&mlon=80.49980#map=17/6.04102/80.49980) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School Dampella Maha Vidyalaya · Maragoda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04705&mlon=80.50225#map=17/6.04705/80.50225) 

College Thelijjawila Central Collage · Thelijjavila 3.8 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 4.8 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
- Kadukanna
- Katuwangoda
- 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 Kekunawela?In Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kekunawela?Dampella, Kadduwa, Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha West, Karagoda Uyangoda 2 West, Maragoda, Pahala Athuraliya and Paraduwa East
- What is the best time to visit Kekunawela?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kekunawela?Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kekunawela?Peoples Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kekunawela?Commercial Bank, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kekunawela?IOC Filling Station, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kekunawela?LK3224020 (OCHA common operational dataset)