# Mekiliyathenna GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division 

# Mekiliyathenna

Mekiliyathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.10 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.1km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Mekiliyathenna?

Mekiliyathenna 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ginnaliya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ginnaliya-south/), [Ginnaliya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ginnaliya-west/), [Heegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/heegoda/), [Karivilakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/karivilakanda/) and [Urubokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/urubokka/). By area it is the 4782nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Mekiliyathenna is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3007° N, 80.6455° E. Local names: මැකිලියතැන්න .

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 Mekiliyathenna

Named natural and historic features inside Mekiliyathenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 tea estate.

- Amangiliya

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 Mekiliyathenna 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 Mekiliyathenna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) 

Bank Sanasa city bank · Mekiliyathenna 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30211&mlon=80.63566#map=17/6.30211/80.63566) 

ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) 

Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) 

Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) 

School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 1.5 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) 

Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 2.1 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mekiliyathenna

Places mapped inside Mekiliyathenna in open map data, by type.

- Banks1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## 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
- Ketawala
- Kirilipana
- Mawarala
- 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 Mekiliyathenna?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mekiliyathenna?Ginnaliya South, Ginnaliya West, Heegoda, Karivilakanda and Urubokka
- What is the best time to visit Mekiliyathenna?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mekiliyathenna?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mekiliyathenna?Sanasa city bank, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mekiliyathenna?HNB Bank and ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mekiliyathenna?Bengamuwa, about 6.5 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Mekiliyathenna?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mekiliyathenna?LK3209095 (OCHA common operational dataset)
