# Opatha GN division, Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/opatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division # Opatha Opatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 2mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Opatha? Opatha lies in [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/), [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: [Avittawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/avittawa/), [Digala Nagahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/digala-nagahathenna/), [Goluwamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/goluwamulla-north/) and [Pahala Omatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/pahala-omatta/). By area it is the 6940th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Opatha is about 73 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3534° N, 80.1522° E. Local names: ඕපාත . 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 Opatha Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Opatha. - Atahaulhena 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 Opatha Named natural and historic features inside Opatha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Atahaulhena 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 Opatha 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 Opatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Elpitiya Base Hospital · Igala East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29379&mlon=80.16403#map=17/6.29379/80.16403) Bank Peoples Bank · Igala East 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29282&mlon=80.16431#map=17/6.29282/80.16431) ATM ATM · Nebada 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Igala East 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28958&mlon=80.16161#map=17/6.28958/80.16161) Hotel Grand Highway Resort · Hipanwatta 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33805&mlon=80.12822#map=17/6.33805/80.12822) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Awittawa nalanda College · Opatha 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35190&mlon=80.15156#map=17/6.35190/80.15156) College Aurvada School · Igala East 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Sri Lanka Police College - Elpitiya · Elpitiya Central 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32023&mlon=80.16189#map=17/6.32023/80.16189) 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 Opatha Places mapped inside Opatha 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 Elpitiya DS Division - Ambana - Ambana North - Amugoda - Atakohota - Avittawa - Batuwanhena - Delpona - Digala Nagahathenna - Dikhena - Ella - Ella Thanabaddegama - Elpitiya Central - Elpitiya East - Elpitiya North - Elpitiya South - Eramulla - Goluwamulla - Goluwamulla North - Goluwamulla West - Himbutugoda - Igala - Igala East - Igala Thalawa - Igala Thalawa East - Ihala Omatta - Indipalegoda - Kahadoowa - Kahadoowa South - Kellapatha - Ketandola Udovita - Kudagala Kadirandola - Mahawela Abhayapura - Metiviliya - Nawadagala - Omatta - Pahala Omatta - Pelendagoda - Pinikahana - Pituwala North - Pituwala South - Pituwala West - Poojagallena - Rekadahena - Sittaragoda - Thalagaspe - Thalagaspe West - Thibbotuwawa - Wallambagala - Wallambagala North - Wathuruvila ## Quick answers - Where is Opatha?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Opatha?Avittawa, Digala Nagahathenna, Goluwamulla North and Pahala Omatta - How many villages are in Opatha?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Opatha?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Opatha?Elpitiya Base Hospital, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Opatha?Peoples Bank, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Opatha?ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Opatha?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Opatha?LK3112055 (OCHA common operational dataset)