# Manakada GN division, Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/manakada/ Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division # Manakada Manakada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.48 km²**. - 1.5km² ## Where is Manakada? Manakada lies in [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Eswatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/eswatta-north/), [Eswatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/eswatta-south/), [Kanampella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kanampella-east/), [Miriswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/miriswatta/) and [Ranwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/ranwala/). By area it is the 8408th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Manakada is about 35 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9594° N, 80.1638° E. Local names: මානකඩ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Manakada Named natural and historic features inside Manakada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Pohorabawakanda · 171 m 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 Manakada 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 Manakada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kelani Valley Private Hospital · Ukwatta 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95554&mlon=80.20639#map=17/6.95554/80.20639) Bank Peoples Bank Kosgama · Pahala Kosgama East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94061&mlon=80.13687#map=17/6.94061/80.13687) ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Miriswatta 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93982&mlon=80.16235#map=17/6.93982/80.16235) Hotel Saffron Villa · Ihala Kosgama South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94145&mlon=80.14366#map=17/6.94145/80.14366) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Kosgama Maha Vidyalaya · Aluth Ambalama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94101&mlon=80.14911#map=17/6.94101/80.14911) College Sri Pragnasara Daham Pasala · Poogoda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97516&mlon=80.12163#map=17/6.97516/80.12163) Police station Police Station Kosgama · Ihala Kosgama North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94653&mlon=80.13802#map=17/6.94653/80.13802) 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 Seethawaka DS Division - Agra Pedesa - Akaravita - Aluth Ambalama - Aradhana Kanda - Avissawella - Bollathawa - Brandigampala - Diddeniya North - Diddeniya South - Digana - Egodagama - Elamalawala - Eswatta North - Eswatta South - Gira Imbula - Hanwella Town - Hingurala - Ihala Hanwella North - Ihala Hanwella South - Ihala Kosgama North - Ihala Kosgama South - Ilukovita - Jayaweeragoda - Kadugoda North - Kadugoda South - Kahahena - Kahatapitiya - Kalu Aggala - Kanampella East - Kanampella West - Kiriwandala North - Kiriwandala South - Koodaluvila - Koswatta - Kotahera - Kudagama - Kudakanda - Lahirugama - Mambula - Mawalgama - Mawathagama East - Mawathagama West - Miriswatta - Muruthagama - Neluwattuduwa - Niripola - Pagngnagula - Pahala Hanwella - Pahala Kosgama East - Pahala Kosgama West - Pahathgama - Pelpola - Puwakpitiya - Puwakpitiya South - Salawa - Seethagama - Seethawaka - Suduwella - Thawalgoda - Thunnana East - Thunnana West - Ukwatta - Walawwatta - Welikanna - Weragolla North - Weragolla South - Weralupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Manakada?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Manakada?Eswatta North, Eswatta South, Kanampella East, Miriswatta and Ranwala - What is the highest point in Manakada?Pohorabawakanda (171 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Manakada?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Manakada?Kelani Valley Private Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Manakada?Peoples Bank Kosgama, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Manakada?ComBank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Manakada?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Manakada?LK1115020 (OCHA common operational dataset)