# Urala South GN division, Nagoda DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Nagoda DS Division # Urala South Urala South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nagoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.74 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.7km² - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Urala South? Urala South lies in [Nagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Gulugahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/gulugahakanda/), [Mabotuwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/mabotuwana/), [Thalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/thalawa/), [Urala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-central/), [Urala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-east/) and [Urala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/urala-north/). By area it is the 7618th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Nagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/). The centre of Urala South is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1416° N, 80.2768° E. Local names: ඌරල දකුණ . 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 Urala South Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Urala South. - Midella - Nehenigala - Nehinigala 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 Urala South Named natural and historic features inside Urala South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Midella 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 Urala South 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 Urala South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital · Ganegoda 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08480&mlon=80.24422#map=17/6.08480/80.24422) Bank Sanasa Bank · Ihala Keembiya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09535&mlon=80.27593#map=17/6.09535/80.27593) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Wanduramba Fuel Station · Wanduramba 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) Hotel Canal Face Hotel & Restaurant Wanduramba · Wanduramba 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13563&mlon=80.25470#map=17/6.13563/80.25470) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Urala Primary School · Urala Central 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14809&mlon=80.26850#map=17/6.14809/80.26850) College Meepawala Amarasuriya College Auditorium · Pannamaga 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10658&mlon=80.21966#map=17/6.10658/80.21966) Police station Akmeemana Police Station · Ihalagoda East 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07314&mlon=80.27526#map=17/6.07314/80.27526) 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 Nagoda DS Division - Aluth Thanayamgoda Ihala - Aluth Thanayamgoda Ihala South - Aluth Thanayamgoda Pahala - Aluth Thanayamgoda Pahala West - Aluthwatta - Budapanagama - Gammeddegoda - Gammeddegoda South - Gonadeniya - Gonadeniya South - Gonalagoda - Gonalagoda East - Hangaranwala - Homadola - Keppitiyagoda - Keppitiyagoda North - Ketagoda North - Ketagoda South - Kurupanawa - Malamura - Mapalagama - Marakanda - Nagoda - Nagoda Ihala - Parana Thanayamgoda - Parana Thanayamgoda Central - Parana Thanayamgoda Pahala - Thalgaswala - Udalamatta East - Udalamatta North - Udalamatta South - Udawelivitithalawa - Udawelivitithalawa East - Udawelivitiya - Udawelivitiya West - Udugama - Udugama Central - Udugama East - Udugama North - Udugama South - Udugama West - Ukovita - Ukovita North - Unanvitiya - Unanvitiya East - Urala Central - Urala East - Urala North - Urala Pahala - Yatalamatta - Yatalamatta East - Yatalamatta West ## Quick answers - Where is Urala South?In Nagoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Urala South?Gulugahakanda, Mabotuwana, Thalawa, Urala Central, Urala East and Urala North - How many villages are in Urala South?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Urala South?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Urala South?International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Urala South?Sanasa Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Urala South?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urala South?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Urala South?LK3124260 (OCHA common operational dataset)