# Kudagalahena GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kudagalahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Kudagalahena Kudagalahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.2km² - 173 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kudagalahena? Kudagalahena lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Dankoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dankoluwa/), [Derangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/derangala/), [Gorakawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/gorakawela/), [Kiriwelkele North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kiriwelkele-north/), [Kiriwelkele South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kiriwelkele-south/), [Siyambalagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/siyambalagoda-west/) and [Thalapekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/thalapekumbura/). By area it is the 6417th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Kudagalahena is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2268° N, 80.4678° E. Local names: කුඩගලහේන . 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 Kudagalahena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kudagalahena. - Gorakawala 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 Kudagalahena Named natural and historic features inside Kudagalahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kandadola 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 Kudagalahena 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 Kudagalahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank National Savings Bank · Weliwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26164&mlon=80.49125#map=17/6.26164/80.49125) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Mangala Hotel-Rambukkana · Kosnilgoda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23954&mlon=80.47477#map=17/6.23954/80.47477) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26889&mlon=80.49649#map=17/6.26889/80.49649) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Kudagalahena?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kudagalahena?Dankoluwa, Derangala, Gorakawela, Kiriwelkele North, Kiriwelkele South, Siyambalagoda West and Thalapekumbura - How many villages are in Kudagalahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kudagalahena?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kudagalahena?Rural Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kudagalahena?National Savings Bank, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kudagalahena?Commercial Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kudagalahena?IOC Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kudagalahena?LK3203095 (OCHA common operational dataset)