# Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/ Divisional Secretariat division · Kalutara District # Panadura DS Division Panadura DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **45.4 km²**. It is divided into 72 GN divisions. 57 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 289 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 45.4km² - 72GN divisions - 289mapped services ## Where is Panadura DS Division? Panadura DS Division lies in [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 4 other DS divisions: [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/), [Kalutara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/kalutara/), [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/) and [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/). By area it is the 299th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/). The centre of Panadura DS Division is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7129° N, 79.9093° E. Local names: පානදුර · பாணந்துறை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Panadura DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ambalanduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/ambalanduwa/) 0.4 1 1 [Bazaar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/bazaar/) 0.2 0 20 [Bazaar North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/bazaar-north/) 0.3 0 22 [Bazaar West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/bazaar-west/) 0.1 0 7 [Bekkegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/bekkegama/) 0.7 1 0 [Dibbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/dibbedda/) 0.2 0 0 [Dibbedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/dibbedda-north/) 0.7 1 0 [Diggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/diggala/) 1.0 0 3 [Eluvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/eluvila/) 0.3 1 2 [Etambagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/etambagoda/) 0.4 3 2 [Galthude](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/galthude/) 0.6 0 0 [Galthude North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/galthude-north/) 1.6 1 1 [Gorakana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakana/) 1.0 1 13 [Gorakana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakana-south/) 1.3 2 4 [Gorakapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakapola/) 0.4 2 1 [Henamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/henamulla/) 0.4 1 0 [Hirana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/hirana/) 0.8 0 2 [Hirana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/hirana-west/) 1.9 0 2 [Horethuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/horethuduwa/) 0.4 0 2 [Horethuduwa Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/horethuduwa-central/) 0.3 1 0 [Horethuduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/horethuduwa-north/) 0.5 0 1 [Horethuduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/horethuduwa-south/) 0.5 0 4 [Kaludewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kaludewala/) 0.4 0 0 [Kaludewala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kaludewala-east/) 0.6 1 0 [Keselwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/keselwatta/) 0.6 3 7 [Kiriberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kiriberiya/) 1.7 1 3 [Kuda Wadduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kuda-wadduwa/) 0.5 1 1 [Kuruppumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kuruppumulla/) 0.4 0 0 [Maha Wadduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/maha-wadduwa/) 3.2 1 0 [Malamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/malamulla/) 1.2 1 0 [Malamulla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/malamulla-west/) 1.4 1 0 [Miriyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/miriyawatta/) 0.4 0 1 [Molligoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/molligoda/) 0.7 0 18 [Molligoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/molligoda-north/) 0.8 0 3 [Molligoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/molligoda-south/) 1.0 1 0 [Moravinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/moravinna/) 0.5 4 0 [Nallooruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/nallooruwa/) 0.6 0 3 [Nallooruwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/nallooruwa-north/) 0.3 1 7 [Narampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/narampitiya/) 1.3 2 0 [Pallimankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pallimankada/) 0.6 0 6 [Pallimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pallimulla/) 0.4 1 0 [Paratta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/paratta/) 0.4 0 4 [Paratta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/paratta-west/) 0.3 2 0 [Pattieliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pattieliya/) 0.3 0 0 [Pattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pattiya/) 0.2 0 9 [Pattiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pattiya-north/) 0.4 0 17 [Pattiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pattiya-south/) 0.4 0 7 [Pinwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pinwatta/) 0.7 0 0 [Pinwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pinwatta-west/) 0.6 1 3 [Punchideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/punchideniya/) 0.2 1 0 [Sagara Place](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/sagara-place/) 0.3 1 14 [Sarikkamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/sarikkamulla/) 0.4 1 9 [Thalpitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thalpitiya-north/) 0.7 1 16 [Thalpitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thalpitiya-south/) 1.6 1 13 [Thanthirimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thanthirimulla/) 0.4 2 0 [Thanthirimulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thanthirimulla-east/) 0.8 1 1 [Thotawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thotawatta/) 0.5 0 2 [Udahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/udahamulla/) 0.5 2 2 [Uyankele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/uyankele/) 0.4 1 7 [Wadduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wadduwa-east/) 0.7 0 6 [Wadduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wadduwa-south/) 0.3 1 14 [Wadduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wadduwa-west/) 0.3 1 8 [Walana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walana/) 0.9 3 12 [Walana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walana-north/) 0.5 2 0 [Walana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walana-south/) 0.5 0 2 [Walapala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walapala/) 0.4 1 0 [Walapala Pattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walapala-pattiya/) 0.2 0 0 [Wattalpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wattalpola/) 0.3 0 0 [Wekada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wekada-east/) 0.5 0 0 [Wekada North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wekada-north/) 0.4 1 4 [Wekada West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wekada-west/) 0.4 1 2 [Werawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/werawatta/) 0.3 0 1 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Panadura DS Division Open gazetteers list **57 villages, towns and localities** in Panadura DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Panadura (33,735). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 32 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Ambalanduwa - Atambagoda - Bekkegama - Bokkegama - Dibbedda - Eluwila - Galtude - Gangula - Gorakana - Gorakapola - Henemulla - Hirana - Horetuduwa - Kaduruduwa - Katudewala - Keselwatta - Kiriberiya - Kuruppumulla - Madakumbara - Maha Wadduwa East - Maha Wadduwa West - Mahakithgama - Mahawila - Malamulla - Meda Wadduwa - Minuwanpitiya - Miriyawatta - Molligoda - Morawinna - Nalluruwa - Naranpitiyawa - Pallimulla - Panadura - Panangama - Paratta - Pattiya - Pinwatta - Rividevigama - Sarikkamulla - Surigawila - Talpitiya - Thalpitiya - Thanthirimulla - Thantrimulla - Totawatta - Udahamulla - Uyankela South - Wadduwa - Wadumulla - Walana - Walapolapattiya - Waripola - Wattalpola - Weherawatta - Wekada - Welipitiya - Weragama 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 Panadura DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Panadura DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Bolgoda Ganga - Bolgoda Lake ### Coast and islands 3 islands. - Bebiliduwa - Kokduwa - Kosduwa ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate; 1 estate. - Kirilladuwa - Newdawa - Weragama ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Wadduwa 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 Panadura DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Panadura DS Division Places mapped inside Panadura DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals19 - Banks24 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels106 - Shopping malls3 - Schools34 - Colleges and universities10 - Pharmacies11 - Restaurants70 - Police stations4 - Dental clinics2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Panadura DS Division?In Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panadura DS Division?Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara DS Division, Kesbewa DS Division and Moratuwa DS Division - How many villages are in Panadura DS Division?57 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Panadura DS Division?Settlements lie between 1 m and 32 m - What is the best time to visit Panadura DS Division?January to February and July - How many hospitals are in Panadura DS Division?19 mapped - How many banks are in Panadura DS Division?24 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Panadura DS Division?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Panadura DS Division?LK1303 (OCHA common operational dataset)