# Padiyathalawa GN division, Padiyathalawa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/padiyathalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Padiyathalawa DS Division # Padiyathalawa Padiyathalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.57 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.6km² - 10mapped services - 128 mtypical elevation ## Where is Padiyathalawa? Padiyathalawa lies in [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Galode](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/galode/), [Hagamwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/hagamwela/), [Kehelulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kehelulla/), [Kirawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kirawana/), [Saranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/saranagama/), [Thalapitaoya Left](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/thalapitaoya-left/) and [Thalapitaoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/thalapitaoya-south/). By area it is the 3241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/). The centre of Padiyathalawa is about 162 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3979° N, 81.2382° E. Local names: පදියතලාව . 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 Padiyathalawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Padiyathalawa. - Padiyatalawa - Padiyathalawa 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). ## Weather in Padiyathalawa 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 Padiyathalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40983&mlon=81.24226#map=17/7.40983/81.24226) Bank Samurthi Based Bank Community · Padiyathalawa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39963&mlon=81.24220#map=17/7.39963/81.24220) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Padiyathalawa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39783&mlon=81.24154#map=17/7.39783/81.24154) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Galgamuwa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30213&mlon=81.38494#map=17/7.30213/81.38494) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Padiyathalawa National School · Padiyathalawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40660&mlon=81.24260#map=17/7.40660/81.24260) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 20 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 Padiyathalawa Places mapped inside Padiyathalawa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps3 - 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 Padiyathalawa DS Division - Dorakumbura - Galode - Hagamwela - Holike - Kehelulla - Kirawana - Kolamanthalawa - Komana - Marangala - Miriswatta - Moradeniya - Palathuruwella - Pallegama - Pulungasmulla - Saranagama - Serankada - Thalapitaoya Left - Thalapitaoya South - Unapana ## Quick answers - Where is Padiyathalawa?In Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Padiyathalawa?Galode, Hagamwela, Kehelulla, Kirawana, Saranagama, Thalapitaoya Left and Thalapitaoya South - How many villages are in Padiyathalawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Padiyathalawa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Padiyathalawa?Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Padiyathalawa?Samurthi Based Bank Community, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Padiyathalawa?Peoples Bank ATM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Padiyathalawa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Padiyathalawa?2 mapped - How many banks are in Padiyathalawa?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Padiyathalawa?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Padiyathalawa?LK5206040 (OCHA common operational dataset)