# Poolawala GN division, Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/poolawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahaoya DS Division # Poolawala Poolawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **21.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Poolawala? Poolawala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Aranthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/aranthalawa/), [Bedirekka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/bedirekka/), [Bogamuyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/bogamuyaya/), [Periyapullumalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/periyapullumalai/) and [Tempitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/tempitiya/). By area it is the 436th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/). The centre of Poolawala is about 187 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5839° N, 81.4176° E. Local names: පූලාවල . 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 Poolawala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Poolawala. - Poolawala 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 Poolawala Named natural and historic features inside Poolawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Dampunduru Ela - Pulaweli 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 Poolawala 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 Poolawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maha Oya Base Hospital · Mahaoya 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53095&mlon=81.35558#map=17/7.53095/81.35558) Bank Samurthi Bank Koppavelli · Koppavely 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60407&mlon=81.48809#map=17/7.60407/81.48809) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump Fuel Filling Station · Pankudahvely 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75167&mlon=81.56742#map=17/7.75167/81.56742) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) School Poolawala Vidyalaya · Poolawala 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57849&mlon=81.42206#map=17/7.57849/81.42206) College Kandegama Sagaramathie Piriwena · Kandegama 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68136&mlon=81.21709#map=17/7.68136/81.21709) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53107&mlon=81.35640#map=17/7.53107/81.35640) 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 Poolawala Places mapped inside Poolawala in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Aranthalawa - Bedirekka - Bogamuyaya - Borapola - Dambadeniya - Iddapola - Kekirihena - Kelavinna - Kudaharasgala - Lahugala - Mahaoya - Pollebedda - Samagipura - Tempitiya - Thepelpola - Unuwathura Bubula ## Quick answers - Where is Poolawala?In Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poolawala?Aranthalawa, Bedirekka, Bogamuyaya, Periyapullumalai and Tempitiya - How many villages are in Poolawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Poolawala?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Poolawala?Maha Oya Base Hospital, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poolawala?Samurthi Bank Koppavelli, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poolawala?Peoples Bank ATM, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poolawala?Fuel Filling Station, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poolawala?LK5209015 (OCHA common operational dataset)