# Mattaka GN division, Niyagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/mattaka/ Grama Niladhari division · Niyagama DS Division # Mattaka Mattaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.60 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 1mapped services - 183 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mattaka? Mattaka lies in [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bambarawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/bambarawana/), [Godamuna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/godamuna-south/), [Kimbulawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/kimbulawala/), [Liyanagamakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/liyanagamakanda/), [Marthupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/marthupitiya/), [Poddiwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/poddiwala-east/), [Poddiwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/poddiwala-west/) and [Weihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/weihena/). By area it is the 5642nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/). The centre of Mattaka is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3012° N, 80.2568° E. Local names: මත්තක . 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 Mattaka Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mattaka. - Mattaka - Olagoda 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 Mattaka Named natural and historic features inside Mattaka, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Yagala · 138 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 Mattaka and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 166 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 26 95 Feb 26 85 Mar 27 124 Apr 27 221 May 27 243 Jun 27 146 Jul 26 116 Aug 26 139 Sep 26 189 Oct 26 280 Nov 26 334 Dec 26 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mattaka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) Bank Commercial Bank · Himbutugoda 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33881&mlon=80.22245#map=17/6.33881/80.22245) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Pitigala Filling Station · Kaluarachchigoda 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34618&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.34618/80.22546) Hotel Bambarawana Retreat · Bambarawana 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30327&mlon=80.27832#map=17/6.30327/80.27832) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Vidya Shanthi Piriwena · Weihena 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31087&mlon=80.24253#map=17/6.31087/80.24253) College Aurvada School · Igala East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33524&mlon=80.22110#map=17/6.33524/80.22110) 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 Mattaka Places mapped inside Mattaka in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Niyagama DS Division - Amaragama - Bambarawana - Bangamukanda - Boraluwahena - Duwegoda - Godamuna North - Godamuna South - Hattaka - Horangalla (Akulavila) - Horangalla Thalawa - Horangalla West - Kaluarachchigoda - Karawwa - Kimbulawala - Liyanagamakanda - Manampita - Maraggoda - Marthupitiya - Naranovita - Niyagama - Niyagama South - Niyagama West - Pitigala - Pitigala North - Poddiwala East - Poddiwala West - Polpelaketiya - Porawagama - Porawagama South - Uhanovita - Usbim Colony - Wattahena - Weihena ## Quick answers - Where is Mattaka?In Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mattaka?Bambarawana, Godamuna South, Kimbulawala, Liyanagamakanda, Marthupitiya, Poddiwala East, Poddiwala West and Weihena - How many villages are in Mattaka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mattaka?Yagala (138 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mattaka?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mattaka?Primary Health Care Centre, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mattaka?Commercial Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mattaka?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mattaka?Pitigala Filling Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mattaka?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mattaka?LK3115075 (OCHA common operational dataset)