# Panangala North GN division, Thawalama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division 

# Panangala North

Panangala North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.67 km²**.

- 2.7km²

## Where is Panangala North?

Panangala 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 4 other GN divisions: [Malgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malgalla/), [Malhathawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malhathawa/), [Panangala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-east/) and [Panangala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-west/). By area it is the 5515th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Panangala North is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2795° N, 80.3333° E. Local names: පනංගල 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 Panangala 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 Panangala North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) 

Bank C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth · Panangala East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26847&mlon=80.32415#map=17/6.26847/80.32415) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 26 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 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) 

Hotel Thilini Home Stay · Koralegama 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25057&mlon=80.33031#map=17/6.25057/80.33031) 

Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) 

School Galle/Mahabodhi Maha Vidyalaya,Panangala · Panangala East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26236&mlon=80.32438#map=17/6.26236/80.32438) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 4.9 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 3.8 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
- Malhathawa
- Opatha East
- Opatha North
- Opatha South
- Opatha West
- Panangala East
- 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 Panangala North?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Panangala North?Malgalla, Malhathawa, Panangala East and Panangala West
- What is the best time to visit Panangala North?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Panangala North?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Panangala North?C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Panangala North?Commercial Bank, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panangala North?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 7.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Panangala North?LK3118110 (OCHA common operational dataset)