# Panangala West GN division, Thawalama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Panangala West Panangala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **5.10 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.1km² - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panangala West? Panangala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Eppala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/eppala/), [Malamura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/malamura/), [Malhathawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malhathawa/), [Marakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/marakanda/), [Panangala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-east/), [Panangala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/panangala-north/) and [Usbim Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/usbim-colony/). By area it is the 2862nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Panangala West is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2749° N, 80.3113° E. Local names: පනංගල 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). ## Villages and localities in Panangala West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panangala West. - Panangala 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Panangala West Named natural and historic features inside Panangala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kannali 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 Panangala 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 Panangala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gallinda Base Hospital · Niyagama 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24510&mlon=80.26788#map=17/6.24510/80.26788) 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 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 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) Hotel Thilini Home Stay · Koralegama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25057&mlon=80.33031#map=17/6.25057/80.33031) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 17 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 2.0 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 7.4 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 3.9 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 North - Thalangalla - Thalangalla East - Thalangalla West - Thawalama Mookalana - Thawalama North - Thawalama South - Weerapana East - Weerapana North - Weerapana South - Weerapana West ## Quick answers - Where is Panangala West?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panangala West?Eppala, Malamura, Malhathawa, Marakanda, Panangala East, Panangala North and Usbim Colony - How many villages are in Panangala West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panangala West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Panangala West?Gallinda Base Hospital, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panangala West?C/R Sanasa Bank-Panangala Nourth, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panangala West?Commercial Bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panangala West?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panangala West?LK3118105 (OCHA common operational dataset)