# Panakaduwa East GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/panakaduwa-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Panakaduwa East Panakaduwa East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **5.63 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.6km² - 140 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panakaduwa East? Panakaduwa East 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 8 other GN divisions: [Diyadawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/diyadawa/), [Galketikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/galketikanda/), [Gombaddala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gombaddala-north/), [Gomila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/gomila/), [Ihala Ainagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/ihala-ainagama/), [Mawarala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mawarala/), [Panakaduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/panakaduwa-west/) and [Rotumba West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/rotumba-west/). By area it is the 2534th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Panakaduwa East is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2167° N, 80.5578° E. Local names: පනාකඩුව නැගෙනහිර . 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 Panakaduwa East Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Panakaduwa East. Settlements here lie between about 109 m and 170 m above sea level (median 140 m). - Ampanagala - Budugala - Highland Colony - Panakaduwa 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 Panakaduwa East 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 Panakaduwa East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank BOC Pasgoda · Pasgoda 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24549&mlon=80.60848#map=17/6.24549/80.60848) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) Hotel Kosgahadola Ella Green Resort · Mulatiyana 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17589&mlon=80.58201#map=17/6.17589/80.58201) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Mawarala Maha Vidyalaya · Mawarala 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19609&mlon=80.58227#map=17/6.19609/80.58227) College Nilwala Training College · Vilpita East 11 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09060&mlon=80.52898#map=17/6.09060/80.52898) Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 3.9 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 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 - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Panakaduwa East?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panakaduwa East?Diyadawa, Galketikanda, Gombaddala North, Gomila, Ihala Ainagama, Mawarala, Panakaduwa West and Rotumba West - How many villages are in Panakaduwa East?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Panakaduwa East?Settlements lie between 109 m and 170 m - What is the best time to visit Panakaduwa East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Panakaduwa East?Mawarala Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panakaduwa East?BOC Pasgoda, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panakaduwa East?National Savings Bank ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panakaduwa East?Mawarala Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panakaduwa East?LK3209200 (OCHA common operational dataset)