# Mahena GN division, Horana DS Division, Kalutara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/mahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Horana DS Division # Mahena Mahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.48 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 1mapped services - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahena? Mahena lies in [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bellapitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/bellapitiya-west/), [Gal Edandugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/gal-edandugoda/), [Halthotiyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/halthotiyawatta/), [Mahena South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/mahena-south/), [Thibbotugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/thibbotugoda/), [Welikala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/welikala/), [Wewala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/wewala-east/) and [Wewala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/wewala-west/). By area it is the 5857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/). The centre of Mahena is about 34 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7059° N, 80.0560° E. Local names: මාහේන . 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 Mahena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mahena. - Mahena 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 Mahena Named natural and historic features inside Mahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Tithewelkanda 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 Mahena 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 Mahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital -Horana · Horana East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71144&mlon=80.06695#map=17/6.71144/80.06695) Bank HNB · Horana South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71388&mlon=80.06351#map=17/6.71388/80.06351) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Horana North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71799&mlon=80.05904#map=17/6.71799/80.05904) Hotel Hotel 88 · Mahena 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71405&mlon=80.05510#map=17/6.71405/80.05510) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School Taxila Central College · Wewala West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71145&mlon=80.06289#map=17/6.71145/80.06289) College VTA Horana(DVTC) · Wewala West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71006&mlon=80.06105#map=17/6.71006/80.06105) Police station Horana · Horana South 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71490&mlon=80.06909#map=17/6.71490/80.06909) 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 Mahena Places mapped inside Mahena in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Horana DS Division - Aramanagolla - Batuvita North - Batuvita South - Dambara - Dikhenagama - Gal Edandugoda - Godigamuwa East - Godigamuwa West - Gorokgoda - Gurugoda - Halapitiya - Halthotiyawatta - Handupelpola - Henegama - Horana East - Horana North - Horana South - Ihala Millewa North - Ihala Millewa South - Kahatapitiya - Kananvila North - Kananvila South - Kanewala - Kidelpitiya - Kirigalahena - Koralaima - Kotigamgoda - Kuda Uduwa - Kulupana - Kumbuka East - Kumbuka North - Kumbuka South - Kumbuka West - Maha Uduwa - Meemana - Meewanapalana East - Meewanapalana West - Midellamulahena - Munagama East - Munagama West - Narthanagala - Olaboduwa East - Olaboduwa North - Olaboduwa South - Ovitiyagala - Pahala Millewa North - Pahala Millewa South - Palannoruwa - Pannila - Pokunuvita - Thalagala East - Thalagala North - Thalagala South - Thalagala West - Uduwa North - Uduwa South - Welmilla - Werullahena - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Mahena?In Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahena?Bellapitiya West, Gal Edandugoda, Halthotiyawatta, Mahena South, Thibbotugoda, Welikala, Wewala East and Wewala West - How many villages are in Mahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahena?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahena?Base Hospital -Horana, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahena?HNB, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahena?People's Bank ATM, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahena?Ceypetco, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahena?LK1309295 (OCHA common operational dataset)