# Weerakanda GN division, Walallawita DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Walallawita DS Division 

# Weerakanda

Weerakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walallawita DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.30 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.3km²
- 227 mtypical elevation

## Where is Weerakanda?

Weerakanda lies in [Walallawita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/), [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 GN divisions: [Gulanawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/gulanawatta/), [Kankotawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/kankotawatta/), [Pahala Hewessa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/pahala-hewessa-north/) and [Thundola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/thundola/). By area it is the 6230th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Walallawita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/). The centre of Weerakanda is about 76 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3862° N, 80.2648° E. Local names: වීරකන්ද .

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 Weerakanda

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

- Gamakkanda

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 Weerakanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 209 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 89 

Feb 25 85 

Mar 26 128 

Apr 26 238 

May 26 244 

Jun 26 155 

Jul 25 114 

Aug 25 135 

Sep 25 187 

Oct 25 302 

Nov 25 332 

Dec 25 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Weerakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) 

Bank Co-Operative Rurel Bank,Ela Ihala. · Ela Ihala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37210&mlon=80.31050#map=17/6.37210/80.31050) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Pelawaththa Filling Station · Pelawatta 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39972&mlon=80.21870#map=17/6.39972/80.21870) 

Hotel Booking Sri Lanka Rooms · Pelawatta 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40000&mlon=80.21671#map=17/6.40000/80.21671) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Haththaka Maha Vidyalaya · Hattaka 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35865&mlon=80.24080#map=17/6.35865/80.24080) 

College Aurvada School · Igala East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) 

Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33524&mlon=80.22110#map=17/6.33524/80.22110) 

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 Walallawita DS Division

- Bogodakanda
- Bothalawa
- Gammana East
- Gammana West
- Gorakadoowa
- Gorakadoowa
- Gulanawatta
- Gulavita North
- Gulavita South
- Halwala
- Halwalakele Malwathukanda
- Ihala Hewessa
- Ittapana East
- Ittapana North
- Ittapana South
- Ittapana West
- Kankotawatta
- Karapagala
- Katudora
- Katukele Welmeegoda
- Kuda Mathugama
- Kumbadoowa
- Lihiniyawa East
- Lihiniyawa West
- Loolbadduwa
- Maddegama
- Magurumasvila
- Makalandawa
- Makalandawa South
- Malambehena
- Mallawachchigoda Gangabada
- Mandagala
- Meegahathenna
- Miriswatta
- Miriswatta
- Moragala
- Pahala Hewessa North
- Pahala Hewessa South
- Pannila
- Pannila East
- Pannila South
- Pareigama North
- Pareigama South
- Pelawatta
- Pelawatta East
- Pelawatta West North
- Pelawatta West South
- Ranepuragoda
- Thotaha
- Thundola
- Udugama
- Uragoda East
- Uragoda West
- Uthumgama
- Walallavita East
- Walallavita South
- Wedawatta
- Yagirala
- Yattapatha

## Quick answers

- Where is Weerakanda?In Walallawita DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Weerakanda?Gulanawatta, Kankotawatta, Pahala Hewessa North and Thundola
- How many villages are in Weerakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Weerakanda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Weerakanda?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Weerakanda?Co-Operative Rurel Bank,Ela Ihala., about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Weerakanda?ATM, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weerakanda?Pelawaththa Filling Station, about 5.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Weerakanda?LK1339275 (OCHA common operational dataset)