# Polgahavila GN division, Wanduramba DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/polgahavila/ Grama Niladhari division · Wanduramba DS Division # Polgahavila Polgahavila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wanduramba DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.41 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Polgahavila? Polgahavila lies in [Wanduramba DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/), [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: [Ellakanda Wathurawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ellakanda-wathurawa/), [Ihala Lelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/ihala-lelwala/), [Indurupathvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/indurupathvila/), [Kumbalamalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/kumbalamalahena/), [Mahalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/mahalapitiya/), [Pahala Lelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/pahala-lelwala/) and [Unanvitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/unanvitiya/). By area it is the 8633rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Wanduramba DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/). The centre of Polgahavila is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1531° N, 80.2360° E. Local names: පොල්ගහවිල . 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 Polgahavila Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Polgahavila. - Kokawala 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 Polgahavila Named natural and historic features inside Polgahavila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dorelegoda 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 Polgahavila 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 Polgahavila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baddegama Hospital · Baddegama South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16142&mlon=80.18048#map=17/6.16142/80.18048) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Baddegama South 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16565&mlon=80.18000#map=17/6.16565/80.18000) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Wanduramba Fuel Station · Wanduramba 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) Hotel Gilbys ECO Bungalow sri lanka · Budapanagama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17497&mlon=80.24868#map=17/6.17497/80.24868) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Lelwala Primary · Pahala Lelwala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14642&mlon=80.23205#map=17/6.14642/80.23205) College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17273&mlon=80.17488#map=17/6.17273/80.17488) 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 Wanduramba DS Division - Deiyandara - Gulugahakanda - Ihala Keembiya - Ihala Keembiya South - Ihala Lelwala - Indurupathvila - Kirindalahena - Kokawala - Kumbalamalahena - Mabotuwana - Meda Keembiya - Meda Keembiya East - Nattewela - Pahala Lelwala - Panvila - Pitiharawa - Thalawa - Thiruwanaketiya - Wanduramba - Wanduramba South - Weihena ## Quick answers - Where is Polgahavila?In Wanduramba DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polgahavila?Ellakanda Wathurawa, Ihala Lelwala, Indurupathvila, Kumbalamalahena, Mahalapitiya, Pahala Lelwala and Unanvitiya - How many villages are in Polgahavila?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Polgahavila?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Polgahavila?Baddegama Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polgahavila?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polgahavila?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polgahavila?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polgahavila?LK3157125 (OCHA common operational dataset)