# Puwakgahahena GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/puwakgahahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Puwakgahahena Puwakgahahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.78 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.8km² - 353 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puwakgahahena? Puwakgahahena 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: [Ehelakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/ehelakanda/), [Gammedagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gammedagama/), [Gomila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/gomila/), [Ketapalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ketapalakanda/), [Mathuwakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/mathuwakanda/), [Mawarala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mawarala/) and [Veedipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/veedipola/). By area it is the 5305th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Puwakgahahena is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1970° N, 80.6046° E. Local names: පුවක්ගහහේන . 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 Puwakgahahena Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Puwakgahahena. Settlements here lie between about 353 m and 361 m above sea level (median 353 m). - Hettikanda - Matuwakanda - Puwakgahahena 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 Puwakgahahena 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 313 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 Puwakgahahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank BOC Pasgoda · Pasgoda 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24549&mlon=80.60848#map=17/6.24549/80.60848) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) Hotel Kosgahadola Ella Green Resort · Mulatiyana 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17589&mlon=80.58201#map=17/6.17589/80.58201) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Gomila School · Gomila 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20397&mlon=80.59359#map=17/6.20397/80.59359) College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 1.9 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 East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Puwakgahahena?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puwakgahahena?Ehelakanda, Gammedagama, Gomila, Ketapalakanda, Mathuwakanda, Mawarala and Veedipola - How many villages are in Puwakgahahena?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puwakgahahena?Settlements lie between 353 m and 361 m - What is the best time to visit Puwakgahahena?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Puwakgahahena?Mawarala Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puwakgahahena?BOC Pasgoda, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puwakgahahena?National Savings Bank ATM, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puwakgahahena?Mawarala Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puwakgahahena?LK3209210 (OCHA common operational dataset)