# Polathu Palatha GN division, Balapitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/polathu-palatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Balapitiya DS Division # Polathu Palatha Polathu Palatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.38 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Polathu Palatha? Polathu Palatha lies in [Balapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Katuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/katuvila/), [Lenagal Palatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/lenagal-palatha/), [Magala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/magala-south/) and [Pathiraja Pedesa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/pathiraja-pedesa/). By area it is the 6061st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Balapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/). The centre of Polathu Palatha is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3273° N, 80.0739° E. Local names: පොල්අතුපළාත . 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 Polathu Palatha Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Polathu Palatha. - Polatupalahta - Puwakgaswetiya 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 Polathu Palatha Named natural and historic features inside Polathu Palatha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Polatukanda · 9 m 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 Polathu Palatha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Polathu Palatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kosgoda Hospital · Kosgoda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33646&mlon=80.02965#map=17/6.33646/80.02965) Bank BOC Ahungalla · Middaramulla 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31536&mlon=80.03492#map=17/6.31536/80.03492) ATM ATM · Nebada 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ahungalla Filling Station · Ahungalla 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31712&mlon=80.03363#map=17/6.31712/80.03363) Hotel Sampath resort · Uragasmanhandiya South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34060&mlon=80.07992#map=17/6.34060/80.07992) Mall Kanelma Shopping Centre · Wellabada 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29139&mlon=80.04091#map=17/6.29139/80.04091) School Pathiraja Maha Vidyalaya · Pathiraja Pedesa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33914&mlon=80.07212#map=17/6.33914/80.07212) College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) Police station Kosgoda · Kosgoda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33534&mlon=80.03036#map=17/6.33534/80.03036) 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 Balapitiya DS Division - Ahungalla - Andadola - Balapitiya - Berathuduwa - Bogahapitiya - Bogahawatta - Boraluketiya - Brahmanawatta North - Brahmanawatta South - Doowemodara - Elathota - Galmangoda - Galvehera - Godapitiya - Heenatiya North - Heenatiya South - Hegalla-Piyagama - Kadiragonna - Kandegoda - Katuvila - Kosgoda - Kudagodagama - Kurunduwatta - Madoowa - Mahakarawa - Mahaladoowa - Mahapitiya - Makumbura - Middaramulla - Nanathota Palatha - Nape - Paragahathota - Pathegangoda - Pathiraja Pedesa - Pathirajagama - Pelegas Palatha - Petiwatta - Randombe North - Randombe South - Seenigoda - Viharagoda - Wadumulla - Walagedara - Wandadoowa - Wathugedara - Wathugedara South - Wathurawela - Wathuregama - Weliwathugoda - Wellabada ## Quick answers - Where is Polathu Palatha?In Balapitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polathu Palatha?Katuvila, Lenagal Palatha, Magala South and Pathiraja Pedesa - How many villages are in Polathu Palatha?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Polathu Palatha?Polatukanda (9 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Polathu Palatha?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Polathu Palatha?Kosgoda Hospital, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polathu Palatha?BOC Ahungalla, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polathu Palatha?ATM, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polathu Palatha?Ahungalla Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polathu Palatha?LK3106035 (OCHA common operational dataset)