# Wahala Kananke North GN division, Welipitiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/wahala-kananke-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division # Wahala Kananke North Wahala Kananke North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.76 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Wahala Kananke North? Wahala Kananke North lies in [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/), [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: [Imaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/imaduwa/), [Imaduwa Athireka 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/imaduwa-athireka-1/), [Kombala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/kombala/), [Nivithiwelbokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/nivithiwelbokka/), [Pahala Walpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/pahala-walpola/), [Poramba Kananke South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/poramba-kananke-south/), [Wahala Kananke South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/wahala-kananke-south/) and [Welendawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/welendawa/). By area it is the 5346th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Wahala Kananke North is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0470° N, 80.3948° E. Local names: වාහල කනංකේ උතුර . 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 Wahala Kananke North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wahala Kananke North. - Indigahadeniya 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 Wahala Kananke North Named natural and historic features inside Wahala Kananke North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 tea estates; 1 estate. - Egerton - Greenland - Kandangoda 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 Wahala Kananke North 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 Wahala Kananke North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Imaduwa Hospital · Wahala Kananke North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03784&mlon=80.39144#map=17/6.03784/80.39144) Bank Bank of Ceylone · Imaduwa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03557&mlon=80.38925#map=17/6.03557/80.38925) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC · Galbokka East 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) Hotel Cocoste · Vilegoda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01176&mlon=80.39254#map=17/6.01176/80.39254) Mall Abewickrama Trade Center & Distributors · Karandugoda 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98231&mlon=80.36632#map=17/5.98231/80.36632) School Sumudu Preschool. Imaduwa · Imaduwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03607&mlon=80.38747#map=17/6.03607/80.38747) College CCAS Colombo Campus · Sahabandu Kokmaduwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02375&mlon=80.42714#map=17/6.02375/80.42714) Police station Imaduwa police post · Imaduwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03711&mlon=80.38886#map=17/6.03711/80.38886) 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 Wahala Kananke North Places mapped inside Wahala Kananke North in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Pharmacies1 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 Welipitiya DS Division - Bathalahena - Beraleliya - Borala - Denipitiya Central - Denipitiya East - Denipitiya West - Hallala - Ibbawala - Jamburegoda East - Jamburegoda West - Jayawickramapura - Kapuwatta - Kokmaduwa North - Maduragoda - Meeruppa - Moonamalpe - Nalawana - Nivithiwelbokka - Padili Kokmaduwa - Palalla - Penetiyana East - Penetiyana West - Poramba Kananke North - Poramba Kananke South - Puhulahena - Sahabandu Kokmaduwa - Udukawa North - Udukawa South - Uruvitiya - Vilegoda - Wahala Kananke South - Warakapitiya East - Warakapitiya North - Warakapitiya South - Watagedaramulla - Welipitiya - Wellana ## Quick answers - Where is Wahala Kananke North?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wahala Kananke North?Imaduwa, Imaduwa Athireka 1, Kombala, Nivithiwelbokka, Pahala Walpola, Poramba Kananke South, Wahala Kananke South and Welendawa - How many villages are in Wahala Kananke North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wahala Kananke North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wahala Kananke North?Imaduwa Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wahala Kananke North?Bank of Ceylone, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wahala Kananke North?Commercial Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wahala Kananke North?IOC, about 9.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wahala Kananke North?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Wahala Kananke North?LK3221005 (OCHA common operational dataset)