# Opatha West GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Opatha West Opatha West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **4.88 km²**. - 4.9km² ## Where is Opatha West? Opatha West 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/), [Koralegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/koralegama/), [Opatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-east/), [Opatha North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-north/), [Opatha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-south/) and [Thalangalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thalangalla/). By area it is the 3029th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Opatha West is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2681° N, 80.3799° E. Local names: ඕපාත බටහිර . 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 Opatha West Named natural and historic features inside Opatha West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Opata Ela 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 Opatha West 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 West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 22 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) 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 SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 20 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 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26675&mlon=80.41347#map=17/6.26675/80.41347) 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 Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 4.0 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 North - Opatha South - 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 West?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Opatha West?Gallandala, Koralegama, Opatha East, Opatha North, Opatha South and Thalangalla - What is the best time to visit Opatha West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Opatha West?Rural Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Opatha West?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Opatha West?Commercial Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Opatha West?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Opatha West?LK3118135 (OCHA common operational dataset)