# Eppala GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/eppala/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Eppala Eppala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **3.38 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.4km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Eppala? Eppala lies in [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Aluth Thanayamgoda Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/aluth-thanayamgoda-ihala/), [Gallandala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/gallandala/), [Ketagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/ketagoda-north/), [Ketagoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/ketagoda-south/), [Koralegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/koralegama/), [Malamura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/malamura/), [Marakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/marakanda/), [Panangala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-east/) and [Panangala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-west/). By area it is the 4438th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Eppala is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2528° N, 80.3186° E. Local names: එප්පල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Eppala 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 Eppala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hhhh · Parana Thanayamgoda Pahala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21033&mlon=80.29712#map=17/6.21033/80.29712) Bank C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth · Panangala East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26847&mlon=80.32415#map=17/6.26847/80.32415) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala · Thalgaswala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) Hotel Thilini Home Stay · Koralegama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25057&mlon=80.33031#map=17/6.25057/80.33031) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Eppala Primary School,Eppala. · Eppala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25211&mlon=80.32368#map=17/6.25211/80.32368) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Udugama Police Station · Udugama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21098&mlon=80.33960#map=17/6.21098/80.33960) 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 Eppala Places mapped inside Eppala 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 Thawalama DS Division - Batahena - Dammala - Dammala Colony - Ela Ihala - Ela Ihala North - Gallandala - Habarakada East - Habarakada West - Halvitigala Colony 1 - Halvitigala Colony 2 - Hiniduma North - Hiniduma South - Hiniduma West - Koralegama - Kudugalpala - Kumburegoda - Malgalla - Malhathawa - Opatha East - Opatha North - Opatha South - Opatha West - Panangala East - Panangala North - Panangala West - Thalangalla - Thalangalla East - Thalangalla West - Thawalama Mookalana - Thawalama North - Thawalama South - Weerapana East - Weerapana North - Weerapana South - Weerapana West ## Quick answers - Where is Eppala?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Eppala?Aluth Thanayamgoda Ihala, Gallandala, Ketagoda North, Ketagoda South, Koralegama, Malamura, Marakanda, Panangala East and Panangala West - What is the best time to visit Eppala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Eppala?hhhh, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Eppala?C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Eppala?Commercial Bank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Eppala?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Eppala?LK3118145 (OCHA common operational dataset)