# Kolehekada GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kolehekada/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Kolehekada Kolehekada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **5.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.4km² - 4mapped services - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kolehekada? Kolehekada lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [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: [Galmatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/galmatta/), [Henpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henpita/), [Keeranthidiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/keeranthidiya/), [Kotagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kotagedara/), [Navuttuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/navuttuduwa/), [Walagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/walagedara-north/) and [Warakatholla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/warakatholla/). By area it is the 2674th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Kolehekada is about 57 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4737° N, 80.0708° E. Local names: කොලැහැකඩ . 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 Kolehekada Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kolehekada. - Hiriweddala 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 Kolehekada Named natural and historic features inside Kolehekada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Uggalkanda · 26 m ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Pallagodde - Saint Columbkille 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 Kolehekada 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 Kolehekada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47126&mlon=80.10330#map=17/6.47126/80.10330) Bank Cooperative Bank · Miriswatta 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42849&mlon=80.08795#map=17/6.42849/80.08795) ATM ATM · Nebada 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuel Station - Site B · Kolehekada 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46984&mlon=80.07684#map=17/6.46984/80.07684) Hotel Uma Garden Kandegedara · Kotagedara 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48542&mlon=80.07858#map=17/6.48542/80.07858) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Kiranthidiya Primary School · Keeranthidiya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47866&mlon=80.05678#map=17/6.47866/80.05678) College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) Police station Police Staion- Welipenna · Welipenna West 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46762&mlon=80.10797#map=17/6.46762/80.10797) 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 Kolehekada Places mapped inside Kolehekada in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Restaurants3 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 Matugama DS Division - Aluthgamgoda - Andawala - Badugama - Badugama New Colony - Bondupitiya - Bopitiya East - Bopitiya West - Dewagoda - Dippita - Diyagala - Galmatta - Gurudola - Henegama - Henpita - Hiriketiya - Horawala - Horawala East - Horawala North - Horawala West - Iddagoda East - Iddagoda West - Indigasthuduwa - Keeranthidiya - Keppetiyagahalanda - Kotagedara - Kurudippita - Ladduwa - Lewwanduwa East - Lewwanduwa North - Lewwanduwa West - Madawala - Mathugama East - Mathugama North - Mathugama South - Mathugama West - Meegama - Naravila - Navuttuduwa - Nugagahalanda - Ovitigala - Panthiya - Pussalamulla - Sandasirigama - Thalgasgoda - Thambaretiya - Walagedara North - Walagedara South - Warakatholla - Welimanana - Welipenna East - North - Welipenna East - South - Welipenna West - Wettewa - Yatadolawatta East - Yatadolawatta West - Yattovita ## Quick answers - Where is Kolehekada?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kolehekada?Galmatta, Henpita, Keeranthidiya, Kotagedara, Navuttuduwa, Walagedara North and Warakatholla - How many villages are in Kolehekada?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kolehekada?Uggalkanda (26 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kolehekada?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kolehekada?hijama treatment center, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kolehekada?Cooperative Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kolehekada?ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kolehekada?Litro Fuel Station - Site B, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Kolehekada?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kolehekada?LK1330120 (OCHA common operational dataset)