# Munhena GN division, Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division 

# Munhena

Munhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.98 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.0km²
- 37 mtypical elevation

## Where is Munhena?

Munhena lies in [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Akkara Asoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/akkara-asoowa/), [Akkaramale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/akkaramale/), [Kadurugasmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/kadurugasmulla/), [Kapugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/kapugoda/) and [Kendagahavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/kendagahavila/). By area it is the 6995th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Munhena is about 51 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5018° N, 80.0057° E. Local names: මුංහේන .

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 Munhena

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

- Mount Calvary
- Munghena

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 Munhena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 89 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 27 128 

Apr 28 238 

May 28 244 

Jun 27 155 

Jul 26 114 

Aug 26 135 

Sep 26 187 

Oct 26 302 

Nov 26 332 

Dec 26 193 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Munhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maggona Medical Center · Maggona West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50289&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50289/79.98031) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Maggona West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50406&mlon=79.98056#map=17/6.50406/79.98056) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Polkotuwa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47430&mlon=79.98391#map=17/6.47430/79.98391) 

Hotel Maggona Boutique Cottages · Kapugoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51239&mlon=79.99720#map=17/6.51239/79.99720) 

Mall Symi Holdings · Kankanamgoda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46687&mlon=79.98676#map=17/6.46687/79.98676) 

School St. Vincent's Technical School c · Akkaramale 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50570&mlon=79.99661#map=17/6.50570/79.99661) 

College Wisdom International College · Maggona West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50276&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50276/79.98031) 

Police station Beruwela Police Station · Polkotuwa 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48023&mlon=79.98344#map=17/6.48023/79.98344) 

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 Beruwala DS Division

- Adikarigoda
- Akkara Asoowa
- Akkaragoda
- Akkaramale
- Alakadupitiya
- Aluthgama East
- Aluthgama West
- Ambepitiya
- Bandanagoda
- Bubulalanda
- Cheenakotuwa
- Danwattagoda
- Dharga Town
- Dharga Town East
- Diyalagoda
- Doowegoda
- Galhena
- Gammedda
- Ganegama
- Ganga Addara
- Halkandavila
- Hettimulla
- Hettiyakanda
- Hirigalgodella
- Idiriligoda
- Kadiyawatta
- Kadurugasmulla
- Kalavila
- Kalavilakanda
- Kaluwamodara East
- Kaluwamodara North
- Kaluwamodara West
- Kankanamgoda
- Kapugoda
- Karandagoda
- Katukurundugahalanda East
- Katukurundugahalanda West
- Kendagahavila
- Kotapitiya
- Kuda Magalkanda
- Kuda Payagala North
- Kuda Payagala South
- Magalkanda North
- Magalkanda South
- Maggona East
- Maggona West
- Maha Payagala
- Mahagammedda
- Mahagoda
- Malegoda
- Malewana
- Malewangoda
- Maligahena
- Maradana
- Marakkalahawatta
- Massalgoda
- Mehimulla
- Moragalla
- Mullapitiya
- Munasinghagoda
- Nakandalagoda
- Padagoda
- Palayangoda
- Pambe
- Pannila
- Paranakade
- Pathirajagoda
- Payagala North
- Pinhena
- Pinhena Colony
- Pinidiyamulla
- Polkotuwa
- Pothuvila East
- Pothuvila West
- Seenawatta
- Viharakanda
- Walathara
- Warapitiya
- Welipitiya
- Weragala
- Yovungama

## Quick answers

- Where is Munhena?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Munhena?Akkara Asoowa, Akkaramale, Kadurugasmulla, Kapugoda and Kendagahavila
- How many villages are in Munhena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Munhena?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Munhena?Maggona Medical Center, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Munhena?Peoples Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Munhena?ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Munhena?Ceypetco, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Munhena?LK1324125 (OCHA common operational dataset)