# Ketawala GN division, Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ketawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Ketawala Ketawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **6.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.7km² - 393 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketawala? Ketawala 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: [Dapane](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/dapane/), [Ginnaliya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ginnaliya-north/), [Kekundeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/kekundeniya/), [Koppakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/koppakanda/), [Pattigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pattigala/), [Pupulaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/pupulaketiya/) and [Ullinduwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kolonna/ullinduwawa/). By area it is the 2062nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Ketawala is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3411° N, 80.6497° E. Local names: කැටවල . 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 Ketawala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ketawala. - Ketawala 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 Ketawala Named natural and historic features inside Ketawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Panilkanda Forest Reserve 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 Ketawala 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 353 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 24 79 Mar 25 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 25 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 24 285 Dec 24 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ketawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) Bank Ullinduwawa Rural Bank · Ullinduwawa 3.2 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Deniyaya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34566&mlon=80.55930#map=17/6.34566/80.55930) Hotel Sky House Bungalow - 100 Acres Estate · Boraluwageaina 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36338&mlon=80.65392#map=17/6.36338/80.65392) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 5.7 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 4.1 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 - Kekundeniya - 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 Ketawala?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketawala?Dapane, Ginnaliya North, Kekundeniya, Koppakanda, Pattigala, Pupulaketiya and Ullinduwawa - How many villages are in Ketawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ketawala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketawala?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketawala?Ullinduwawa Rural Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketawala?HNB Bank and ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketawala?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketawala?LK3209025 (OCHA common operational dataset)