# Gorakana GN division, Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakana/

Grama Niladhari division · Panadura DS Division 

# Gorakana

Gorakana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.98 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 13mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gorakana?

Gorakana lies in [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/), [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: [Dampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/dampe/), [Gorakana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakana-south/), [Horethuduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/horethuduwa-south/), [Indibedda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/indibedda-east/) and [Koralawella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/koralawella-east/). By area it is the 10263rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/). The centre of Gorakana is about 20 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7634° N, 79.8991° E. Local names: ගොරකාන .

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 Gorakana

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gorakana.

- Gorakana

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).

## Weather in Gorakana 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 Gorakana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lunawa Aryuweda Hospital · Uyana South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78355&mlon=79.87805#map=17/6.78355/79.87805) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Sarikkamulla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75249&mlon=79.89974#map=17/6.75249/79.89974) 

ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Horethuduwa North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77206&mlon=79.88887#map=17/6.77206/79.88887) 

Hotel Gangadari Hotel · Gorakana 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76257&mlon=79.89806#map=17/6.76257/79.89806) 

Mall ColomboDirect · Gorakana 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75920&mlon=79.89799#map=17/6.75920/79.89799) 

School Telecom Training Centre · Horethuduwa South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76807&mlon=79.89569#map=17/6.76807/79.89569) 

College Wijeya Graphics - Moratuwa, Sri Lanka · Moratuwella North 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77280&mlon=79.88303#map=17/6.77280/79.88303) 

Police station Panadura North Police Station · Keselwatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74970&mlon=79.89999#map=17/6.74970/79.89999) 

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 Gorakana

Places mapped inside Gorakana in open map data, by type.

- Hotels9
- Shopping malls1
- 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 Panadura DS Division

- Ambalanduwa
- Bazaar
- Bazaar North
- Bazaar West
- Bekkegama
- Dibbedda
- Dibbedda North
- Diggala
- Eluvila
- Etambagoda
- Galthude
- Galthude North
- Gorakana South
- Gorakapola
- Henamulla
- Hirana
- Hirana West
- Horethuduwa
- Horethuduwa Central
- Horethuduwa North
- Horethuduwa South
- Kaludewala
- Kaludewala East
- Keselwatta
- Kiriberiya
- Kuda Wadduwa
- Kuruppumulla
- Maha Wadduwa
- Malamulla
- Malamulla West
- Miriyawatta
- Molligoda
- Molligoda North
- Molligoda South
- Moravinna
- Nallooruwa
- Nallooruwa North
- Narampitiya
- Pallimankada
- Pallimulla
- Paratta
- Paratta West
- Pattieliya
- Pattiya
- Pattiya North
- Pattiya South
- Pinwatta
- Pinwatta West
- Punchideniya
- Sagara Place
- Sarikkamulla
- Thalpitiya North
- Thalpitiya South
- Thanthirimulla
- Thanthirimulla East
- Thotawatta
- Udahamulla
- Uyankele
- Wadduwa East
- Wadduwa South
- Wadduwa West
- Walana
- Walana North
- Walana South
- Walapala
- Walapala Pattiya
- Wattalpola
- Wekada East
- Wekada North
- Wekada West
- Werawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Gorakana?In Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gorakana?Dampe, Gorakana South, Horethuduwa South, Indibedda East and Koralawella East
- How many villages are in Gorakana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gorakana?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gorakana?Lunawa Aryuweda Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gorakana?Seylan Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gorakana?HNB ATM, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gorakana?Ceypetco, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gorakana?LK1303025 (OCHA common operational dataset)