# Pahala Wewa GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pahala-wewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Pahala Wewa Pahala Wewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.57 km²**. - 4.6km² ## Where is Pahala Wewa? Pahala Wewa lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Etha Bendiwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/etha-bendiwewa/), [Meewalapathaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/meewalapathaha/), [Silwathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/silwathgama/), [Thalakiriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/thalakiriyagama/), [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/walaswewa/), [Wavulambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/wavulambe/), [Welamitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/welamitiyawa/) and [Yatigalpotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/yatigalpotta/). By area it is the 3241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Pahala Wewa is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7984° N, 80.6064° E. Local names: පහළවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pahala Wewa Named natural and historic features inside Pahala Wewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mala Oya ### Estates 1 estate. - Dekinda 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 Pahala Wewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pahala Wewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) Hotel Boulder range resort · Kiralagolla 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80901&mlon=80.64480#map=17/7.80901/80.64480) Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) School Thalakiriyagama Maha Vidyalaya · Thalakiriyagama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80721&mlon=80.61115#map=17/7.80721/80.61115) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station - Galewela · Galewela Town 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76325&mlon=80.57419#map=17/7.76325/80.57419) 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 Galewela DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bambaragaswewa - Beligamuwa - Beliyakanda - Bulanawewa - Dambagolla - Dambawatawana - Damunumulla - Dandubendiruppa - Danduyaya - Dembawa - Dewahoowa Colony 1 - Dewahoowa Colony 2 - Divulgaskotuwa - Elamalpotha - Galapamula - Galewela Town - Galgodayaya - Hathadukkuwa - Hewanwela - Hombawa - Ibbankatuwa - Ihala Bambawa - Kendangamuwa - Kosgahahinna - Kospotha - Kumbukgolla - Lenawala - Madipola - Makulugaswewa - Medabedda North - Medabedda South - Meewalapathaha - Moragolla - Nabadagahawatta - Nilagama - Pahala Bambawa - Pahala Diggala - Palapathwala - Palu Hombawa - Pathkolagolla - Pattiwela - Pibidunugama - Pihilyaya - Puwakpitiya - Ralalerotawewa - Ranwediyawa - Silwathgama - Siyambalagahawela - Thalakiriyagama - Thennakonpura - Wahakotte - Walaswewa - Wegodapola - Weragalawatta - Wetakoluwewa - Yatigalpotta - Yatiwehera ## Quick answers - Where is Pahala Wewa?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahala Wewa?Etha Bendiwewa, Meewalapathaha, Silwathgama, Thalakiriyagama, Walaswewa, Wavulambe, Welamitiyawa and Yatigalpotta - What is the best time to visit Pahala Wewa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Wewa?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Wewa?NSB Bank, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pahala Wewa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Wewa?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahala Wewa?LK2203060 (OCHA common operational dataset)