# Pokunuvita GN division, Horana DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/pokunuvita/

Grama Niladhari division · Horana DS Division 

# Pokunuvita

Pokunuvita is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.0km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Pokunuvita?

Pokunuvita 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 9 other GN divisions: [Batuvita North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/batuvita-north/), [Batuvita South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/batuvita-south/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/henegama/), [Kanewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kanewala/), [Kulupana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kulupana/), [Kumbuka East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kumbuka-east/), [Kumbuka West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kumbuka-west/), [Meemana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/meemana/) and [Raigama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-west/). By area it is the 5002nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/). The centre of Pokunuvita is about 30 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7349° N, 80.0293° E. Local names: පොකුණුවිට .

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 Pokunuvita

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pokunuvita.

- Kumbuka

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 Pokunuvita 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 Pokunuvita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Royal Care Hospitals · Bandaragama East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71655&mlon=79.99171#map=17/6.71655/79.99171) 

Bank People's Bank · Palannoruwa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76194&mlon=80.01331#map=17/6.76194/80.01331) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kulupana 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72460&mlon=80.03851#map=17/6.72460/80.03851) 

Hotel Pasan Madura Reception Hall · Pokunuvita 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73173&mlon=80.03169#map=17/6.73173/80.03169) 

Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) 

School Anuguruwathota · Raigama East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71667&mlon=80.01670#map=17/6.71667/80.01670) 

College Blace Academy · Kothalawala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72098&mlon=80.00362#map=17/6.72098/80.00362) 

Police station Horana · Horana South 4.9 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 Pokunuvita

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

- Hotels1
- 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 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
- Mahena
- 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
- Thalagala East
- Thalagala North
- Thalagala South
- Thalagala West
- Uduwa North
- Uduwa South
- Welmilla
- Werullahena
- Wewala East
- Wewala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Pokunuvita?In Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pokunuvita?Batuvita North, Batuvita South, Henegama, Kanewala, Kulupana, Kumbuka East, Kumbuka West, Meemana and Raigama West
- How many villages are in Pokunuvita?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pokunuvita?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pokunuvita?Royal Care Hospitals, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pokunuvita?People's Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pokunuvita?People's Bank ATM, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pokunuvita?Ceypetco, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pokunuvita?LK1309170 (OCHA common operational dataset)