# Thawalankoya GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/thawalankoya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Thawalankoya Thawalankoya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.65 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.7km² - 412 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thawalankoya? Thawalankoya lies in [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Dumbukola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/dumbukola/), [Elwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/elwala/), [Katudeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/katudeniya/), [Nagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/nagolla/) and [Ukuwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/ukuwela/). By area it is the 11705th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/). The centre of Thawalankoya is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4332° N, 80.6326° E. Local names: තවලංකොය . 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 Thawalankoya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thawalankoya. - Elwala - Warakamure East 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 Thawalankoya Named natural and historic features inside Thawalankoya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Pihillikanda - The Grove 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 Thawalankoya 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 Thawalankoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital North Matale Ayurveda Base Hospital · Maligathenna 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45809&mlon=80.62164#map=17/7.45809/80.62164) Bank Bank of ceylon · Ukuwela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42261&mlon=80.63193#map=17/7.42261/80.63193) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Estancia Holiday Bungalow, Sri Lanka · Wariyapola Watta 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45244&mlon=80.63267#map=17/7.45244/80.63267) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Govt. Science College · Diyabubula 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46342&mlon=80.62547#map=17/7.46342/80.62547) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46263&mlon=80.62621#map=17/7.46263/80.62621) 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 Ukuwela DS Division - Alawathuwala - Balakaduwa - Bowatta - Dehipitiya - Dombagasdeniya - Dumbukola - Elkaduwa - Elkaduwa Watta - Elwala - Enasalmada - Eriyagolla - Galaudahena - Guralawela North - Gurulawela South - Halangoda - Horagahapitiya - Hunnasgiriyawatta - Hunuketawala - Imbulpitiya - Kaduwela - Kalalpitiya - Kandemada - Karagahahinna - Katuattamada - Katudeniya - Kendagolla - Kendagollamada - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombiliwela - Kureewela - Leliambe - Maberiya - Makulemada - Manaboda - Marukona - Meedeniya - Muwagala - Nagahathenna - Nagolla - Nawarathnagoda - Nugapitiya - Ovilikanda - Ovilla - Pahala Wehigala - Pahalawela - Pallekumbura - Pananthadiya - Panwatta - Paragahawela - Pathingolla - Pujagoda - Purijjala - Raithalawela - Rangama - Rathwatta - Talingamada - Thenna - Thibbatuwawa - Udangamuwa - Udathenna - Udupihilla - Udupitiya - Ukuwela - Ulpathapitiya - Wademada - Warakamura - Wariyapola - Wariyapola Watta - Watagoda - Wattegedara - Wehigala - Weligala ## Quick answers - Where is Thawalankoya?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thawalankoya?Dumbukola, Elwala, Katudeniya, Nagolla and Ukuwela - How many villages are in Thawalankoya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thawalankoya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thawalankoya?North Matale Ayurveda Base Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thawalankoya?Bank of ceylon, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thawalankoya?NSB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thawalankoya?Lanka IOC, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thawalankoya?LK2233190 (OCHA common operational dataset)