# Bokundara GN division, Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bokundara/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Bokundara Bokundara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.60 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 10mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bokundara? Bokundara lies in [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [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: [Kaliyammahara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kaliyammahara/), [Katuwawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/katuwawala-south/), [Mampe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-north/), [Niwanthidiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/niwanthidiya/), [Thumbovila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/thumbovila-north/) and [Thumbovila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/thumbovila-south/). By area it is the 11954th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Bokundara is about 15 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8171° N, 79.9203° E. Local names: බෝකුන්දර . 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 Bokundara Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bokundara. - Bokundara - Jaligoda 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 Bokundara 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 Bokundara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medihelp Hospitals · Mampe North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80432&mlon=79.92162#map=17/6.80432/79.92162) Bank Commercial Bank · Bokundara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81905&mlon=79.91741#map=17/6.81905/79.91741) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattegedara 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84506&mlon=79.92600#map=17/6.84506/79.92600) Petrol pump Karunarathna Gas Center - KGC · Bokundara 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81879&mlon=79.91952#map=17/6.81879/79.91952) Hotel Reliance Hotel · Katuwawala South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82412&mlon=79.91376#map=17/6.82412/79.91376) Mall Special Economic Centre · Bokundara 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81925&mlon=79.91800#map=17/6.81925/79.91800) School Neelammahara school · Neelammahara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82865&mlon=79.92016#map=17/6.82865/79.92016) College Thurstan College - Colombo 07 · Thumbovila North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81362&mlon=79.90918#map=17/6.81362/79.90918) Police station Police Station · Mampe North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80230&mlon=79.92257#map=17/6.80230/79.92257) 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 Bokundara Places mapped inside Bokundara in open map data, by type. - Banks3 - Petrol pumps2 - Shopping malls1 - Restaurants4 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 Kesbewa DS Division - Bangalawatta - Batakettara North - Batakettara South - Batuwandara North - Batuwandara South - Bellanvila - Bodhirajapura - Boralesgamuwa East A - Boralesgamuwa East B - Boralesgamuwa West A - Boralesgamuwa West B - Boralesgamuwa West C - Dampe - Delthara East - Delthara West - Divulpitiya East - Divulpitiya West - Egodawatta - Erewwala East - Erewwala North - Erewwala West - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Honnanthara North - Honnanthara South - Horathuduwa - Jamburaliya - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala North - Katuwawala South - Kesbewa East - Kesbewa North - Kesbewa South - Kolamunna - Madapatha - Mahalwarawa - Makandana East - Makandana West - Makuludoowa - Mampe East - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mampe West - Mavittara North - Mavittara South - Morenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Paligedara - Pelenwatta East - Pelenwatta North - Pelenwatta West - Pepiliyana East - Pepiliyana West - Polhena - Rathmaldeniya - Rattanapitiya - Regidel Watta - Suwarapola East - Suwarapola West - Thumbovila North - Thumbovila South - Thumbovila West - Vishwakalawa - Werahera North - Werahera South - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Bokundara?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bokundara?Kaliyammahara, Katuwawala South, Mampe North, Niwanthidiya, Thumbovila North and Thumbovila South - How many villages are in Bokundara?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bokundara?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bokundara?Medihelp Hospitals, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bokundara?Commercial Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bokundara?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bokundara?Karunarathna Gas Center - KGC, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Bokundara?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bokundara?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Bokundara?LK1136155 (OCHA common operational dataset)