# Opatha South GN division, Thawalama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division 

# Opatha South

Opatha South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **10.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.1km²
- 3mapped services
- 59 mtypical elevation

## Where is Opatha South?

Opatha South 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: [Gallandala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/gallandala/), [Homadola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/homadola/), [Opatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-east/), [Opatha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-west/), [Weerapana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-north/) and [Weerapana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-west/). By area it is the 1206th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.8% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Opatha South is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2480° N, 80.3893° E. Local names: ඕපාත දකුණ .

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 Opatha South

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Opatha South.

- Opata East

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).

## Weather in Opatha South 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 South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank,Opatha. · Opatha East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25954&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.25954/80.41540) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) 

Hotel Kanneliya Pearl Villa · Gallandala 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25313&mlon=80.34698#map=17/6.25313/80.34698) 

Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 19 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 3.4 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 3.4 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 3.2 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Opatha South

Places mapped inside Opatha South in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1

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 1
- Halvitigala Colony 2
- Hiniduma North
- Hiniduma South
- Hiniduma West
- Koralegama
- Kudugalpala
- Kumburegoda
- Malgalla
- Malhathawa
- Opatha East
- Opatha North
- 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 South?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Opatha South?Gallandala, Homadola, Opatha East, Opatha West, Weerapana North and Weerapana West
- How many villages are in Opatha South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Opatha South?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Opatha South?Rural Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Opatha South?Samurdhi Bank,Opatha., about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Opatha South?Commercial Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Opatha South?IOC Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Opatha South?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Opatha South?LK3118155 (OCHA common operational dataset)