# Arakavila GN division, Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/arakavila/ Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division # Arakavila Arakavila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.66 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 2mapped services - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Arakavila? Arakavila lies in [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Handapangoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/handapangoda-west/), [Ihala Bope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/ihala-bope/), [Kandanapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kandanapitiya/), [Kotigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kotigala/), [Kurana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kurana-north/) and [Menerigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/menerigama/). By area it is the 5534th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Arakavila is about 35 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8076° N, 80.1422° E. Local names: අරකාවිල . 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 Arakavila Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Arakavila. - Arakawila - Katugalgama - Polgas Handiya 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 Arakavila Named natural and historic features inside Arakavila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Leeniawa 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 Arakavila 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 Arakavila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jeewaka Private Hospital · Padukka 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84061&mlon=80.09323#map=17/6.84061/80.09323) Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) Hotel Grand Thevni Banquet Hall and Holiday Resort · Arakavila 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81749&mlon=80.14497#map=17/6.81749/80.14497) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Clever Kids Preschool · Handapangoda West 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79139&mlon=80.14289#map=17/6.79139/80.14289) College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84219&mlon=80.09244#map=17/6.84219/80.09244) 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 Arakavila Places mapped inside Arakavila 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 Ingiriya DS Division - Batugampala - Dombagaskanda - Eduragala - Handapangoda East - Handapangoda South - Handapangoda West - Ingiriya East - Ingiriya North - Ingiriya West - Kandanapitiya - Kekuladola - Kekulaliya - Kotigala - Kottiyawatta - Kurana North - Kurana South - Maha Ingiriya - Maputugala - Menerigama - Nambapana - Nimalagama - Pelpitigoda - Poruwadanda East - Poruwadanda West - Raigam Watta - Rathmalgoda East - Rathmalgoda West - Urugala East - Urugala West - Wagawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Arakavila?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Arakavila?Handapangoda West, Ihala Bope, Kandanapitiya, Kotigala, Kurana North and Menerigama - How many villages are in Arakavila?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Arakavila?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Arakavila?Jeewaka Private Hospital, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Arakavila?Peoples Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Arakavila?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arakavila?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Arakavila?LK1310010 (OCHA common operational dataset)