# Rathkekulawa GN division, Mulatiyana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/rathkekulawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mulatiyana DS Division # Rathkekulawa Rathkekulawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.7km² - 62 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rathkekulawa? Rathkekulawa 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 3 other GN divisions: [Mudaligedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/mudaligedara/), [Ransegoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ransegoda-north/) and [Ransegoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ransegoda-south/). By area it is the 7618th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/). The centre of Rathkekulawa is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1183° N, 80.5481° E. Local names: රත්කැකුළාව . 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 Rathkekulawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rathkekulawa. - Ranchagoda 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 Rathkekulawa Named natural and historic features inside Rathkekulawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Alutwatte 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 Rathkekulawa 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 Rathkekulawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kamburupitiya Base Hospital · Gathara East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09573&mlon=80.56472#map=17/6.09573/80.56472) Bank peoples Bank - Makandura · Makandura West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55677#map=17/6.14029/80.55677) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Kandambi Filling Station · Magamure 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08077&mlon=80.56648#map=17/6.08077/80.56648) Hotel The Lake Hotel and Resort · Lenabatuwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08397&mlon=80.53854#map=17/6.08397/80.53854) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Ransegoda (North) School · Ransegoda North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12668&mlon=80.55584#map=17/6.12668/80.55584) College Nilwala Training College · Vilpita East 11 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09060&mlon=80.52898#map=17/6.09060/80.52898) Police station Kamburupitiya Police · Kamburupitiya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07370&mlon=80.56416#map=17/6.07370/80.56416) 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 - Ketapalakanda - 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 - Seenipella East - Seenipella West ## Quick answers - Where is Rathkekulawa?In Mulatiyana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathkekulawa?Mudaligedara, Ransegoda North and Ransegoda South - How many villages are in Rathkekulawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rathkekulawa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathkekulawa?Kamburupitiya Base Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathkekulawa?peoples Bank - Makandura, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathkekulawa?National Savings Bank ATM, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathkekulawa?Kandambi Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathkekulawa?LK3212190 (OCHA common operational dataset)