# Aranthalawa GN division, Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/aranthalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahaoya DS Division # Aranthalawa Aranthalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **66.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 66.6km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Aranthalawa? Aranthalawa lies in [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Bandaradoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/bandaradoowa/), [Bedirekka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/bedirekka/), [Borapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/borapola/), [Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/gemunupura/), [Nelliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/nelliyadda/), [Periyapullumalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/periyapullumalai/), [Pollebedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/pollebedda/), [Poolawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/poolawala/) and [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/samagipura/). By area it is the 86th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.8% of [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/). The centre of Aranthalawa is about 189 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5070° N, 81.4643° E. Local names: අරන්තලාව . 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 Aranthalawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Aranthalawa. - Aranthalawa - Borapola 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 Aranthalawa Named natural and historic features inside Aranthalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kuda Oya ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Ethbeddagala · 457 m - Pethangala · 280 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Nuwaragala Forest Reserve 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 Aranthalawa 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 Aranthalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maha Oya Base Hospital · Mahaoya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53095&mlon=81.35558#map=17/7.53095/81.35558) Bank Samurthi Bank Koppavelli · Koppavely 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60407&mlon=81.48809#map=17/7.60407/81.48809) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Damith Fuel Station · Uhana 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35880&mlon=81.64299#map=17/7.35880/81.64299) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) School Nuwaragalatenna Mahavidyalaya · Aranthalawa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51834&mlon=81.49753#map=17/7.51834/81.49753) College Am/ siri subudhi pirivena - අම්/ සිරි සුබෝධි පිරිවෙන · Senagama North 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40512&mlon=81.63987#map=17/7.40512/81.63987) Police station Police Station Mangalagama · Gemunupura 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52465&mlon=81.53966#map=17/7.52465/81.53966) 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 Aranthalawa Places mapped inside Aranthalawa in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Mahaoya DS Division - Bedirekka - Bogamuyaya - Borapola - Dambadeniya - Iddapola - Kekirihena - Kelavinna - Kudaharasgala - Lahugala - Mahaoya - Pollebedda - Poolawala - Samagipura - Tempitiya - Thepelpola - Unuwathura Bubula ## Quick answers - Where is Aranthalawa?In Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aranthalawa?Bandaradoowa, Bedirekka, Borapola, Gemunupura, Nelliyadda, Periyapullumalai, Pollebedda, Poolawala and Samagipura - How many villages are in Aranthalawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Aranthalawa?Ethbeddagala (457 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Aranthalawa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Aranthalawa?Maha Oya Base Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aranthalawa?Samurthi Bank Koppavelli, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aranthalawa?People's Bank ATM, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aranthalawa?Damith Fuel Station, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aranthalawa?LK5209085 (OCHA common operational dataset)