# Shasthrawela GN division, Lahugala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/shasthrawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Lahugala DS Division # Shasthrawela Shasthrawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.02 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.0km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Shasthrawela? Shasthrawela lies in [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Panama Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-central/), [Panama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-north/), [Panama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-west/), [Pasarichchenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/pasarichchenai/) and [Sarvodayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sarvodayapuram/). By area it is the 1386th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/). The centre of Shasthrawela is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7867° N, 81.8127° E. Local names: ශාස්ත්‍රවෙල . 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 Shasthrawela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Shasthrawela. - Shastrawela 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 Shasthrawela Named natural and historic features inside Shasthrawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Keman Odai - Naval Aar - Palandappa Odai - Ragam Well Kulam - Waragoda Aru 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 Shasthrawela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shasthrawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Panama · Panama West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75608&mlon=81.80436#map=17/6.75608/81.80436) Bank People's Bank · Panama Central 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75605&mlon=81.80766#map=17/6.75605/81.80766) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Sinna Ullai 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86433&mlon=81.83284#map=17/6.86433/81.83284) Hotel Lagoon Cabanas · Panama North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77256&mlon=81.81883#map=17/6.77256/81.81883) Mall Pottuvil Razpas · Pothuvil Town 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87413&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87413/81.83011) School Panama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Panama West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75644&mlon=81.80520#map=17/6.75644/81.80520) College Arabic college · Sinna Ullai 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83528&mlon=81.82957#map=17/6.83528/81.82957) Police station Police Station Panama · Panama South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75187&mlon=81.79374#map=17/6.75187/81.79374) 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 Shasthrawela Places mapped inside Shasthrawela in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Lahugala DS Division - Dewalagoda - Hulannuge - Hulannuge West - Kandahindagama - Lahugala - Panama Central - Panama North - Panama South - Panama West - Pansalgoda - Perani Lahugala ## Quick answers - Where is Shasthrawela?In Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Shasthrawela?Panama Central, Panama North, Panama West, Pasarichchenai and Sarvodayapuram - How many villages are in Shasthrawela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Shasthrawela?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Shasthrawela?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Shasthrawela?Divisional Hospital - Panama, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shasthrawela?People's Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Shasthrawela?Bank of Ceylon, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shasthrawela?Lanka IOC, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Shasthrawela?LK5251045 (OCHA common operational dataset)