# Ketapalakanda GN division, Mulatiyana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ketapalakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Mulatiyana DS Division # Ketapalakanda Ketapalakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.32 km²**. - 3.3km² ## Where is Ketapalakanda? Ketapalakanda lies in [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/), [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: [Galetumba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/galetumba/), [Gammedagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gammedagama/), [Kudapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/kudapana/), [Mawarala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mawarala/), [Mulatiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/mulatiyana/), [Neralampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/neralampitiya/) and [Puwakgahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/puwakgahahena/). By area it is the 4506th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/). The centre of Ketapalakanda is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1808° N, 80.5912° E. Local names: කැටපලකන්ද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ketapalakanda Named natural and historic features inside Ketapalakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Ketapola · 427 m ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Passagahahena 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 Ketapalakanda 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 Ketapalakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank Bank of Ceylon - Makandura · Diddenipotha East 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55739#map=17/6.14029/80.55739) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) Hotel Kosgahadola Ella Green Resort · Mulatiyana 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17589&mlon=80.58201#map=17/6.17589/80.58201) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Mawarala Maha Vidyalaya · Mawarala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19609&mlon=80.58227#map=17/6.19609/80.58227) College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19797&mlon=80.58714#map=17/6.19797/80.58714) 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 Mulatiyana DS Division - Athapattukanda - Bamunugama East - Bamunugama West - Batadola - Belpamulla - Beragama East - Beragama North - Beragama South - Beragama West - Deiyandara - Dewalegama East - Dewalegama West - Diddenipotha East - Diddenipotha North - Diddenipotha South - Galetumba - Gammedagama - Gombaddala North - Gombaddala South - Horapavita North - Horapavita South - Ketiyape North - Ketiyape South - Kithsiripura - Koramburuwana - Kudapana - Maduwala - Makandura East - Makandura West - Meepavita - Mudaligedara - Mulatiyana - Neralampitiya - Pallawela - Parapamulla East - Parapamulla South - Parapamulla West - Pitawalgamuwa - Radawela East - Radawela West - Ransegoda East - Ransegoda North - Ransegoda South - Ransegoda West - Rathkekulawa - Seenipella East - Seenipella West ## Quick answers - Where is Ketapalakanda?In Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketapalakanda?Galetumba, Gammedagama, Kudapana, Mawarala, Mulatiyana, Neralampitiya and Puwakgahahena - What is the highest point in Ketapalakanda?Ketapola (427 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ketapalakanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketapalakanda?Mawarala Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketapalakanda?Bank of Ceylon - Makandura, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketapalakanda?National Savings Bank ATM, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketapalakanda?Mawarala Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketapalakanda?LK3212015 (OCHA common operational dataset)