# Malhathawa GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malhathawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Malhathawa Malhathawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **6.53 km²**. - 6.5km² ## Where is Malhathawa? Malhathawa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Hiniduma North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-north/), [Hiniduma South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-south/), [Hiniduma West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-west/), [Malgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malgalla/), [Panangala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-north/), [Panangala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-west/) and [Usbim Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/usbim-colony/). By area it is the 2117th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Malhathawa is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2932° N, 80.3348° E. Local names: මල්හතාව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Malhathawa Named natural and historic features inside Malhathawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Mahabodi - Saint Annes 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 Malhathawa 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 Malhathawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) Bank Samurdhi Community Based Bank · Hiniduma South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30264&mlon=80.31946#map=17/6.30264/80.31946) 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 Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala · Thalgaswala 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) Hotel Ashansa lagoon resort · Thalangalla West 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29180&mlon=80.37645#map=17/6.29180/80.37645) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Galle/St.Anne's shchool · Hiniduma South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29888&mlon=80.31810#map=17/6.29888/80.31810) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station The Office Of Assistant Superintendent Of Police,Hiniduma. · Hiniduma North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30916&mlon=80.31677#map=17/6.30916/80.31677) 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 Thawalama DS Division - Batahena - Dammala - Dammala Colony - Ela Ihala - Ela Ihala North - Eppala - Gallandala - Habarakada East - Habarakada West - Halvitigala Colony 1 - Halvitigala Colony 2 - Hiniduma North - Hiniduma South - Hiniduma West - Koralegama - Kudugalpala - Kumburegoda - Malgalla - 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 Malhathawa?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Malhathawa?Hiniduma North, Hiniduma South, Hiniduma West, Malgalla, Panangala North, Panangala West and Usbim Colony - What is the best time to visit Malhathawa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Malhathawa?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malhathawa?Samurdhi Community Based Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Malhathawa?Commercial Bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malhathawa?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 8.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malhathawa?LK3118100 (OCHA common operational dataset)