# Kokawala GN division, Matara Four Gravets DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/kokawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Matara Four Gravets DS Division # Kokawala Kokawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matara Four Gravets DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 66 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kokawala? Kokawala lies in [Matara Four Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/), [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: [Agarawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/agarawala/), [Beddegammedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/beddegammedda/), [Kekanadura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/kekanadura-east/), [Parawahera North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/parawahera-north/), [Pathegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/pathegama-east/) and [Pathegama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/pathegama-north/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Matara Four Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/). The centre of Kokawala is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9836° N, 80.6201° E. Local names: කොකාවල . 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 Kokawala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kokawala. - Kokawala 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 Kokawala 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 Kokawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital · Agarawala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99045&mlon=80.61210#map=17/5.99045/80.61210) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Thalalla North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96440&mlon=80.60361#map=17/5.96440/80.60361) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Kekanadura Petrol Shed · Kekanadura East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96464&mlon=80.60280#map=17/5.96464/80.60280) Hotel Dumindu Hotel & Banquet Hall · Parawahera East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96595&mlon=80.62210#map=17/5.96595/80.62210) Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) School Gemunu Primary School · Thalpavila North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95910&mlon=80.59831#map=17/5.95910/80.59831) College University Of Ruhuna · Batuvita 2 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02093&mlon=80.58807#map=17/6.02093/80.58807) Police station Sub Police Station · Kekanadura East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96397&mlon=80.60233#map=17/5.96397/80.60233) 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 Matara Four Gravets DS Division - Deeyagaha East - Deeyagaha West - Eduwa - Madurudoowa - Eliyakanda North - Eliyakanda South - Fort - Gandarawatta - Godagama - Hittatiya East - Hittatiya Meda - Hittatiya West - Isadeen Town - Kadeweediya East - Kadeweediya South - Kadeweediya West - Kanattagoda North - Kanattegoda South - Kekanadura Central - Kekanadura East - Kekanadura North - Kekanadura South - Kekanadura West - Kotuwegoda North - Kotuwegoda South - Madiha East - Madiha West - Makavita - Mathotagama - Meddawatta - Meddawatta South - Nakuttiya - Navimana North - Navimana South - Noope - Pahalagoda - Pamburana - Parawahera East - Parawahera North - Parawahera South - Polhena - Rassandeniya - Ruwan Ella - Sudarshi Place - Thalpavila North - Thalpavila South - Thotamuna - Thudawa East - Thudawa North - Thudawa South - Uyanwatta - Uyanwatta North - Veherahena - Walgama - Walgama Meda - Walgama North - Walgama South - Walpala - Welegoda East - Welegoda West - Weliweriya East - Weliweriya West - Weradoowa - Weragampita - Wewa Ihalagoda - Wewahamandoowa ## Quick answers - Where is Kokawala?In Matara Four Gravets DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kokawala?Agarawala, Beddegammedda, Kekanadura East, Parawahera North, Pathegama East and Pathegama North - How many villages are in Kokawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kokawala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kokawala?Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kokawala?Samurdhi Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kokawala?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kokawala?Kekanadura Petrol Shed, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kokawala?LK3242015 (OCHA common operational dataset)