# Pahalagama GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/pahalagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Pahalagama Pahalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **5.76 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.8km² - 67 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahalagama? Pahalagama lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Amarathungagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/amarathungagama/), [Dandenigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/dandenigama/), [Debokkawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/debokkawa-east/), [Guruwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/guruwala/), [Karagahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/karagahawala/), [Kohombagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/kohombagaswewa/), [Sooriyapokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/sooriyapokuna/) and [Thelambuyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/thelambuyaya/). By area it is the 2466th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Pahalagama is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2125° N, 80.8572° E. Local names: පහළගම . 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 Pahalagama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pahalagama. Settlements here lie between about 60 m and 67 m above sea level (median 67 m). - Manamperigama - Pahalagama - Wijahingama 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). ## Weather in Pahalagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pahalagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Amarathungagama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23439&mlon=80.88006#map=17/6.23439/80.88006) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Lanka Petrol station · Murungasyaya West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24920&mlon=80.76426#map=17/6.24920/80.76426) Hotel Avanya hotel & restaurant · Kankanamgama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17952&mlon=80.89932#map=17/6.17952/80.89932) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Secondary School · Amarathungagama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22037&mlon=80.87454#map=17/6.22037/80.87454) College SL Army Vocational Training College · Hingura 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26725&mlon=80.88497#map=17/6.26725/80.88497) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Amarathungagama - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Binkama - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Helekada - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Medayala - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Rathmalwala - Sooriyapokuna - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa - Yakagala ## Quick answers - Where is Pahalagama?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahalagama?Amarathungagama, Dandenigama, Debokkawa East, Guruwala, Karagahawala, Kohombagaswewa, Sooriyapokuna and Thelambuyaya - How many villages are in Pahalagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pahalagama?Settlements lie between 60 m and 67 m - What is the best time to visit Pahalagama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahalagama?Rural Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahalagama?HNB, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pahalagama?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahalagama?Lanka Petrol station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahalagama?LK3318075 (OCHA common operational dataset)