# Mahena South GN division, Madurawala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/mahena-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Madurawala DS Division # Mahena South Mahena South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madurawala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.42 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped services - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahena South? Mahena South 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bellapitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/bellapitiya-east/), [Bellapitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/bellapitiya-west/), [Labugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/labugama/), [Mahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/mahena/), [Remuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/remuna/), [Thibbotugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/thibbotugoda/) and [Weliketella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/weliketella/). By area it is the 8599th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Madurawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/). The centre of Mahena South is about 36 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6900° N, 80.0658° E. Local names: මාහේන දකුණ . 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 South Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mahena South. - Ballapitiya - Kirideniya - Mahena South 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 South Named natural and historic features inside Mahena South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Arambekanda 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 South 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 South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Horana Base Hospital · Horana East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71133&mlon=80.06715#map=17/6.71133/80.06715) Bank HNB · Horana South 2.7 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 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Cypetco · Bellapitiya East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.69091&mlon=80.07589#map=17/6.69091/80.07589) Hotel Lotus Grand View Hotel · Weliketella 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68512&mlon=80.06637#map=17/6.68512/80.06637) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School Bellapitiya Kanishta Vidyalaya · Mahena South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68981&mlon=80.07507#map=17/6.68981/80.07507) College Sripali Campus · Horana East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70753&mlon=80.07014#map=17/6.70753/80.07014) Police station Horana · Horana South 2.8 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 South Places mapped inside Mahena South in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Madurawala DS Division - Anguruwathota - Bellapitiya East - Bellapitiya West - Elawella - Hallankanda - Ihala Karannagoda - Ihalagoda - Ilimba - Kananvila - Kandana North - Kandana South - Karannagoda - Katuhena - Keselhenawa - Koodella - Kudayala - Madurawala East - Madurawala West - Mahayala East - Mahayala West - Nahalla - Pahala Karannagoda - Pahalagoda - Peramunagama - Remuna - Walpita - Warakagoda East - Warakagoda North - Warakagoda South - Warakagoda West - Weliketella - Werawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Mahena South?In Madurawala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahena South?Bellapitiya East, Bellapitiya West, Labugama, Mahena, Remuna, Thibbotugoda and Weliketella - How many villages are in Mahena South?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahena South?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahena South?Horana Base Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahena South?HNB, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahena South?People's Bank ATM, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahena South?Cypetco, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahena South?LK1315030 (OCHA common operational dataset)