# Wewala GN division, Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/wewala/

Grama Niladhari division · Hikkaduwa DS Division 

# Wewala

Wewala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.30 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 75 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 75mapped services
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wewala?

Wewala lies in [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Millagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/millagoda/), [Narigama Wellabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/narigama-wellabada/) and [Pannamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/pannamgoda/). By area it is the 13351st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/). The centre of Wewala is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1295° N, 80.1045° E. Local names: වෑවල .

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 Wewala

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wewala.

- Pannangoda
- Wewalgoda

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 Wewala 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 Wewala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital IMC MED Hospital-Hikkaduwa · Narigama Wellabada 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12412&mlon=80.11143#map=17/6.12412/80.11143) 

Bank Pan Asia Bank · Pannamgoda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13288&mlon=80.10090#map=17/6.13288/80.10090) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Hikkaduwa · Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13995&mlon=80.10004#map=17/6.13995/80.10004) 

Hotel Araliya Suite Inn · Wewala 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12920&mlon=80.10444#map=17/6.12920/80.10444) 

Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) 

School Nalagasdeniya Jayanthi Model School · Hikkaduwa Central 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13876&mlon=80.11244#map=17/6.13876/80.11244) 

College Thothagamuwa Vijayabahu Primary School · Nakanda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14722&mlon=80.11028#map=17/6.14722/80.11028) 

Police station Tourist Police · Narigama Wellabada 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12466&mlon=80.10971#map=17/6.12466/80.10971) 

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 Wewala

Places mapped inside Wewala in open map data, by type.

- Hotels56
- Restaurants19

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 Hikkaduwa DS Division

- Delgahadoowa
- Dodandoowa
- Dodandugoda
- Gammaduwatta
- Handaudumulla
- Hennathota
- Hikkaduwa Central
- Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya
- Hikkaduwa West
- Katukoliha
- Kuda Wewala
- Millagoda
- Modara Patuwatha
- Nakanda
- Nalagasdeniya
- Narigama
- Narigama Wellabada
- Pannamgoda
- Patuwatha
- Pinkanda
- Thiranagama
- Thiranagama Wellabada
- Uduhalpitiya
- Wavulagoda East
- Wavulagoda West
- Wellawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Wewala?In Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wewala?Millagoda, Narigama Wellabada and Pannamgoda
- How many villages are in Wewala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Wewala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wewala?IMC MED Hospital-Hikkaduwa, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wewala?Pan Asia Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wewala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewala?Lanka Filling Station Hikkaduwa, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wewala?LK3136245 (OCHA common operational dataset)