# Katuhena GN division, Madurawala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/katuhena/ Grama Niladhari division · Madurawala DS Division # Katuhena Katuhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madurawala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.03 km²**. - 2.0km² ## Where is Katuhena? Katuhena lies in [Madurawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/), [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: [Ihala Karannagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/ihala-karannagoda/), [Nahalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/nahalla/), [Pahalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/pahalagoda/), [Retiyala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/retiyala/) and [Warakagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/warakagoda-north/). By area it is the 6860th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Madurawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/). The centre of Katuhena is about 45 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6287° N, 80.1161° E. Local names: කටුහේන . 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 Katuhena Named natural and historic features inside Katuhena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Akkara Anuata Watta - Gallenawatta 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 Katuhena 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 Katuhena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Geekiyanakanda Divisional Hospital · Nebada West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59056&mlon=80.08421#map=17/6.59056/80.08421) Bank People's Bank · Nebada 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59591&mlon=80.09133#map=17/6.59591/80.09133) ATM ATM · Nebada 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Nebada 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59611&mlon=80.09123#map=17/6.59611/80.09123) Hotel Rest House - Horana · Anguruwathota 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63225&mlon=80.07737#map=17/6.63225/80.07737) Mall Arpico Super Centre · Deshasthra Kalutara 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.60215&mlon=79.95565#map=17/6.60215/79.95565) School Govinna Maha Vidyalaya · Govinna South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.66667&mlon=80.11670#map=17/6.66667/80.11670) College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65049&mlon=80.17681#map=17/6.65049/80.17681) 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 Madurawala DS Division - Anguruwathota - Bellapitiya East - Bellapitiya West - Elawella - Hallankanda - Ihala Karannagoda - Ihalagoda - Ilimba - Kananvila - Kandana North - Kandana South - Karannagoda - Keselhenawa - Koodella - Kudayala - Madurawala East - Madurawala West - Mahayala East - Mahayala West - Mahena South - Nahalla - Pahala Karannagoda - Pahalagoda - Peramunagama - Remuna - Walpita - Warakagoda East - Warakagoda North - Warakagoda South - Warakagoda West - Weliketella - Werawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Katuhena?In Madurawala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Katuhena?Ihala Karannagoda, Nahalla, Pahalagoda, Retiyala and Warakagoda North - What is the best time to visit Katuhena?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Katuhena?Geekiyanakanda Divisional Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Katuhena?People's Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Katuhena?ATM, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katuhena?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Katuhena?LK1315130 (OCHA common operational dataset)