# Thunadahena GN division, Kaduwela DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thunadahena/

Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division 

# Thunadahena

Thunadahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.88 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.9km²
- 2mapped services
- 20 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thunadahena?

Thunadahena lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Korathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/korathota/), [Kothalawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kothalawala/), [Malabe East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-east/), [Malabe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-north/), [Pore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pore/) and [Shanthalokagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/shanthalokagama/). By area it is the 5133rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Thunadahena is about 16 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9036° N, 79.9873° E. Local names: තුන්අඳහේන .

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 Thunadahena

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thunadahena.

- Koratota
- Patiniyawatta

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 Thunadahena

Named natural and historic features inside Thunadahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

3 estates.

- Patiniyawatta
- Ratuwela
- Wye

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 Thunadahena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thunadahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kotalawala Nursing Home · Kothalawala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91800&mlon=79.97384#map=17/6.91800/79.97384) 

Bank Malabe East Sanasa Devolopment Bank · Malabe East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90745&mlon=79.97089#map=17/6.90745/79.97089) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Malabe North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91436&mlon=79.97228#map=17/6.91436/79.97228) 

Petrol pump Deemantha gas center · Korathota 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89868&mlon=80.00073#map=17/6.89868/80.00073) 

Hotel Water World · Malabe East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90926&mlon=79.97395#map=17/6.90926/79.97395) 

Mall Keels Super Pittugala · Malabe North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90861&mlon=79.96557#map=17/6.90861/79.96557) 

School Angle Stars Preschool · Korathota 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90238&mlon=79.99791#map=17/6.90238/79.99791) 

College Ikmanata Leasing · Thunadahena 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90576&mlon=79.98634#map=17/6.90576/79.98634) 

Police station Special Task Force Post Aturugiriya · Pore 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88336&mlon=79.97812#map=17/6.88336/79.97812) 

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 Thunadahena

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

- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1

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 Kaduwela DS Division

- Arangala
- Aruppitiya
- Asiri Uyana
- Athurugiriya
- Athurugiriya South
- Batapotha
- Batewela
- Battaramulla North
- Battaramulla South
- Boralugoda
- Dedigamuwa
- Embilladeniya
- Evarihena
- Hewagama
- Hokandara East
- Hokandara North
- Hokandara South
- Ihala Bomiriya
- Jayawadanagama
- Kaduwela
- Kalapaluwawa
- Korathota
- Kothalawala
- Kotuwegoda
- Kumaragewatta
- Mahadeniya
- Malabe East
- Malabe North
- Malabe West
- Muttettugoda
- Nawagamuwa
- Nawagamuwa South
- Oruwala
- Pahala Bomiriya A
- Pahala Bomiriya B
- Pahalawela
- Pore
- Pothuarawa
- Raggahawatta
- Rajamalwatta
- Ranala
- Shanthalokagama
- Subhoothipura
- Thalahena North
- Thalahena South
- Thalangama North A
- Thalangama North B
- Thaldiyawala
- Udumulla
- Walpola
- Wekewatta
- Welihinda
- Welipillewa
- Welivita
- Wellangiriya
- Wickramasinghapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Thunadahena?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thunadahena?Korathota, Kothalawala, Malabe East, Malabe North, Pore and Shanthalokagama
- How many villages are in Thunadahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thunadahena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thunadahena?Kotalawala Nursing Home, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thunadahena?Malabe East Sanasa Devolopment Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thunadahena?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thunadahena?Deemantha gas center, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thunadahena?LK1109075 (OCHA common operational dataset)
