# Opatha North GN division, Thawalama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division 

# Opatha North

Opatha North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.13 km²**.

- 2.1km²

## Where is Opatha North?

Opatha North 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: [Banagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/banagala-east/), [Banagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/banagala-west/), [Dammala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/dammala/), [Opatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-east/), [Opatha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-west/), [Thalangalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thalangalla/) and [Thalangalla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thalangalla-east/). By area it is the 6623rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Opatha North is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2791° N, 80.4115° E. Local names: ඕපාත උතුර .

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 Opatha North 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 Opatha North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) 

Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) 

Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) 

Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) 

School Galle/Opatha Secondary School,Opatha. · Opatha South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26675&mlon=80.41347#map=17/6.26675/80.41347) 

College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) 

Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 

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
- Malhathawa
- Opatha East
- 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 Opatha North?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Opatha North?Banagala East, Banagala West, Dammala, Opatha East, Opatha West, Thalangalla and Thalangalla East
- What is the best time to visit Opatha North?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Opatha North?Rural Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Opatha North?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Opatha North?Commercial Bank, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Opatha North?IOC Filling Station, about 9.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Opatha North?LK3118130 (OCHA common operational dataset)