# Halvitigala Colony 1 GN division, Thawalama DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/halvitigala-colony-1/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Halvitigala Colony 1 Halvitigala Colony 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.32 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Halvitigala Colony 1? Halvitigala Colony 1 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/ambewela/), [Dammala Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/dammala-colony/), [Halvitigala Colony 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/halvitigala-colony-2/), [Ihala Gigummaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-gigummaduwa/), [Malgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malgalla/) and [Thawalama Mookalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-mookalana/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Halvitigala Colony 1 is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3162° N, 80.3730° E. Local names: හල්විටිගල ජනපදය 1 . 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 Halvitigala Colony 1 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 Halvitigala Colony 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Ihala Lelwala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33277&mlon=80.38859#map=17/6.33277/80.38859) Bank Samurdhi Bank,Thawalama · Thawalama South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32798&mlon=80.34541#map=17/6.32798/80.34541) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) Hotel Ashansa lagoon resort · Thalangalla West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29180&mlon=80.37645#map=17/6.29180/80.37645) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Primary School · Halvitigala Colony 1 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31369&mlon=80.37282#map=17/6.31369/80.37282) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Hiniduma Police Station · Hiniduma North 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32945&mlon=80.32237#map=17/6.32945/80.32237) 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 Halvitigala Colony 1 Places mapped inside Halvitigala Colony 1 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Eppala - Gallandala - Habarakada East - Habarakada West - 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 Halvitigala Colony 1?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Halvitigala Colony 1?Ambewela, Dammala Colony, Halvitigala Colony 2, Ihala Gigummaduwa, Malgalla and Thawalama Mookalana - What is the best time to visit Halvitigala Colony 1?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Halvitigala Colony 1?Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Halvitigala Colony 1?Samurdhi Bank,Thawalama, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Halvitigala Colony 1?Commercial Bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Halvitigala Colony 1?Neluwa Filling Station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Halvitigala Colony 1?LK3118075 (OCHA common operational dataset)