# Kurana North GN division, Ingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kurana-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division # Kurana North Kurana North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.03 km²**. - 2.0km² ## Where is Kurana North? Kurana North 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 5 other GN divisions: [Arakavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/arakavila/), [Kandanapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kandanapitiya/), [Kotigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kotigala/), [Kottiyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kottiyawatta/) and [Kurana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kurana-south/). By area it is the 6860th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Kurana North is about 37 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8061° N, 80.1578° E. Local names: කුරණ උතුර . 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 Kurana North Named natural and historic features inside Kurana North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Katukitulkanda · 58 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 Kurana North 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 Kurana North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MDK Healthcare Center & Hospital Pvt Ltd · Nugadanda 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77917&mlon=80.19471#map=17/6.77917/80.19471) Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 2.1 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 15 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 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) Hotel AHAS GAWWA Eco Lodge · Kottiyawatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81073&mlon=80.17381#map=17/6.81073/80.17381) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Clever Kids Preschool · Handapangoda West 2.3 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 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) Police station Ingiriya Police Station · Ingiriya North 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74376&mlon=80.17509#map=17/6.74376/80.17509) 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 Ingiriya DS Division - Arakavila - Batugampala - Dombagaskanda - Eduragala - Handapangoda East - Handapangoda South - Handapangoda West - Ingiriya East - Ingiriya North - Ingiriya West - Kandanapitiya - Kekuladola - Kekulaliya - Kotigala - Kottiyawatta - 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 Kurana North?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurana North?Arakavila, Kandanapitiya, Kotigala, Kottiyawatta and Kurana South - What is the highest point in Kurana North?Katukitulkanda (58 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kurana North?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurana North?MDK Healthcare Center & Hospital Pvt Ltd, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurana North?Peoples Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurana North?People's Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurana North?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurana North?LK1310025 (OCHA common operational dataset)