# Paranakade GN division, Weligama DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division 

# Paranakade

Paranakade is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. Open map data shows 75 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 75mapped services

## Where is Paranakade?

Paranakade lies in [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/), [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: [Galbokka East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/galbokka-east/), [Galbokka West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/galbokka-west/), [Hetti Weediya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/hetti-weediya/), [Maha Weediya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/maha-weediya/) and [Pelena West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-west/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Paranakade is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9727° N, 80.4278° E. Local names: පරණ කඩේ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Paranakade 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 Paranakade

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) 

Bank NSB · Paranakade 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97354&mlon=80.42712#map=17/5.97354/80.42712) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) 

Petrol pump IOC · Galbokka East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) 

Hotel Villa Lake Mountain · Paranakade 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97280&mlon=80.42762#map=17/5.97280/80.42762) 

Mall New Shopping Complex · Paranakade 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97437&mlon=80.42932#map=17/5.97437/80.42932) 

School Kasun Nursery Weligama · Paranakade 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97370&mlon=80.42516#map=17/5.97370/80.42516) 

College Sidhartha College · Paranakade 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97408&mlon=80.42380#map=17/5.97408/80.42380) 

Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97314&mlon=80.42656#map=17/5.97314/80.42656) 

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 Paranakade

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

- Banks8
- Hotels25
- Shopping malls1
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies4
- Restaurants32
- Police stations1

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 Weligama DS Division

- Aluth Weediya
- Bandaramulla
- Denuwala
- Galbokka East
- Galbokka West
- Garanduwa
- Gurubebila
- Henwala East
- Henwala West
- Hetti Weediya
- Kamburugamuwa North
- Kamburugamuwa South
- Kamburugamuwa West
- Kapparathota North
- Kapparathota South
- Kohunugamuwa
- Kotavila North
- Kotavila South
- Kotavila West
- Maha Weediya
- Midigama East
- Midigama North
- Midigama West
- Mirissa North
- Mirissa South 1
- Mirissa South 2
- Mirissa Udumulla
- Mirissa Udupila
- Moodugamuwa East
- Moodugamuwa West
- Nidangala
- Pathegama
- Pelena North
- Pelena South
- Pelena West
- Pitidoowa
- Polwathumodara
- Polwatta
- Thal Aramba East
- Thal Aramba North
- Thal Aramba South
- Thudella
- Walana
- Walliwala East
- Walliwala South
- Walliwala West
- Wekada

## Quick answers

- Where is Paranakade?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Paranakade?Galbokka East, Galbokka West, Hetti Weediya, Maha Weediya and Pelena West
- What is the best time to visit Paranakade?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paranakade?Weligama District Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paranakade?NSB, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paranakade?Sampath Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paranakade?IOC, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Paranakade?8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Paranakade?LK3239125 (OCHA common operational dataset)