| Official Name: | Gandara |
| Other Name: | Sinhala; Sinhalese: ගන්දර Tamil: கந்தறை |
| Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Upul Nishantha |
| Area Total Km2: | 283 |
| Area Land Km2: | 270 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 12254 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 5.95°N 113°W |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 81170 |
| Area Code: | 041 |
Gandara (Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''ගන්දර''', Tamil: '''கந்தறை''') is a village in the Matara District on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 168km (104miles) from Colombo. It is an important village in Matara.[1] It was slightly affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.
Historically, Gandara belongs to the area called Ruhuna, one of the three kingdoms in Sri Lanka (Thun Sinhalaya). The temple in the village was built by ancient kings and now is a popular sacred place among Buddhists in the area. The mosque in the village was built by villagers in the late 1840s.
Gandara is on the Matara – Kataragama main road, which is served by the A32 highway.