# Thawalama South GN division, Thawalama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Thawalama South Thawalama South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **4.02 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.0km² - 1mapped services - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thawalama South? Thawalama 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 4 other GN divisions: [Hiniduma North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-north/), [Malgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malgalla/), [Thawalama Mookalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-mookalana/) and [Thawalama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-north/). By area it is the 3746th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Thawalama South is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3257° N, 80.3482° E. Local names: තවලම 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 Thawalama South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thawalama South. - Mahamederiya 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 Thawalama South Named natural and historic features inside Thawalama South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Jasmin Vally 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 Thawalama 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 Thawalama South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) Bank Samurdhi Bank,Thawalama · Thawalama South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32798&mlon=80.34541#map=17/6.32798/80.34541) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) Hotel Ashansa lagoon resort · Thalangalla West 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29180&mlon=80.37645#map=17/6.29180/80.37645) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Thawalama Vidyaraja National School · Thawalama North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34016&mlon=80.33419#map=17/6.34016/80.33419) 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 Hiniduma Police Station · Hiniduma North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32945&mlon=80.32237#map=17/6.32945/80.32237) 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 Thawalama South Places mapped inside Thawalama South in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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 South - Opatha West - Panangala East - Panangala North - Panangala West - Thalangalla - Thalangalla East - Thalangalla West - Thawalama Mookalana - Thawalama North - Weerapana East - Weerapana North - Weerapana South - Weerapana West ## Quick answers - Where is Thawalama South?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thawalama South?Hiniduma North, Malgalla, Thawalama Mookalana and Thawalama North - How many villages are in Thawalama South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thawalama South?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Thawalama South?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thawalama South?Samurdhi Bank,Thawalama, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thawalama South?Commercial Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thawalama South?Neluwa Filling Station, about 5.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Thawalama South?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thawalama South?LK3118050 (OCHA common operational dataset)