# Kekundeniya GN division, Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/kekundeniya/

Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division 

# Kekundeniya

Kekundeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **6.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 6.2km²
- 343 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kekundeniya?

Kekundeniya lies in [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/), [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: [Beralapanathara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/beralapanathara-north/), [Beralapanathara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/beralapanathara-south/), [Kalugalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kalugalahena/), [Ketawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ketawala/), [Pattigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pattigala/), [Thalapalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/thalapalakanda/) and [Ullinduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ullinduwawa/). By area it is the 2250th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Kekundeniya is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3359° N, 80.6250° E. Local names: කැකුණදෙනිය .

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 Kekundeniya

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kekundeniya.

- Beralapanatara

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 Kekundeniya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 303 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 95 

Feb 25 79 

Mar 26 107 

Apr 26 182 

May 26 194 

Jun 25 106 

Jul 25 89 

Aug 25 115 

Sep 25 161 

Oct 25 231 

Nov 25 285 

Dec 24 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kekundeniya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) 

Bank Ullinduwawa Rural Bank · Ullinduwawa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35420&mlon=80.62416#map=17/6.35420/80.62416) 

ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Deniyaya 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33712&mlon=80.55872#map=17/6.33712/80.55872) 

Hotel Sky House Bungalow - 100 Acres Estate · Boraluwageaina 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36338&mlon=80.65392#map=17/6.36338/80.65392) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) 

School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) 

College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) 

Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 

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 Pasgoda DS Division

- Andaluwa
- Batandura North
- Batandura South
- Bengamuwa East
- Bengamuwa South
- Bengamuwa West
- Beralapanathara North
- Beralapanathara South
- Dampahala East
- Dampahala West
- Denkandaliya
- Ehelakanda
- Galketikanda
- Ginnaliya East
- Ginnaliya North
- Ginnaliya South
- Ginnaliya West
- Gomila
- Heegoda
- Hulankanda
- Keeripitiya East
- Keeripitiya West
- Ketawala
- Kirilipana
- Mawarala
- Mekiliyathenna
- Mologgamuwa North
- Mologgamuwa South
- Moragala
- Napathella
- Panakaduwa East
- Panakaduwa West
- Pasgoda
- Pathavita
- Pattigala
- Pothdeniya
- Puwakgahahena
- Rotumba East
- Rotumba West
- Thalapalakanda
- Urubokka
- Wijayagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Kekundeniya?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kekundeniya?Beralapanathara North, Beralapanathara South, Kalugalahena, Ketawala, Pattigala, Thalapalakanda and Ullinduwawa
- How many villages are in Kekundeniya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kekundeniya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kekundeniya?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kekundeniya?Ullinduwawa Rural Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kekundeniya?HNB Bank and ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kekundeniya?Ceypetco, about 7.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kekundeniya?LK3209020 (OCHA common operational dataset)
