# Thalwatta GN division, Katuwana DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/thalwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Katuwana DS Division # Thalwatta Thalwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **2.37 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 160 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalwatta? Thalwatta lies in [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambagas Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/ambagas-ara/), [Gangulandeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/gangulandeniya/), [Kohomporuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/kohomporuwa/), [Meemanakoladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/meemanakoladeniya/) and [Ritigaha Yaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/ritigaha-yaya/). By area it is the 6086th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/). The centre of Thalwatta is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2799° N, 80.7164° E. Local names: තල්වත්ත . 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 Thalwatta Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thalwatta. Settlements here lie between about 157 m and 163 m above sea level (median 160 m). - Gangulandeniya - Halmillayaya - Talwatta 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 Thalwatta 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 Thalwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Government Hospital - Katuwana · Katuwana 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26780&mlon=80.69808#map=17/6.26780/80.69808) Bank Regional Development Bank · Katuwana 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26638&mlon=80.69086#map=17/6.26638/80.69086) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Middeniya West 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25402&mlon=80.76442#map=17/6.25402/80.76442) Hotel Ashram Sri Lanka · Horavinna 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25614&mlon=80.70744#map=17/6.25614/80.70744) Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) School Labuhengoda K.V. · Sapugahayaya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27899&mlon=80.76366#map=17/6.27899/80.76366) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Katuwana -Police station · Katuwana 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26972&mlon=80.69105#map=17/6.26972/80.69105) 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 Katuwana DS Division - Adalugoda - Alupothdeniya Pahala - Ambagahahena - Ambagas Ara - Araboda - Bengamukanda - Binthenna - Bookandayaya - Dambethalawa - Dangalakanda - Gallindamulla - Galpothukanda - Gangulandeniya - Hediwatta - Hellala - Hingurakanda - Horavinna - Karametiya - Karivilakanda - Katuwana - Kehelwatta - Kohomporuwa - Kongasthenna - Kudagoda East - Kudagoda West - Labuhengoda - Medakanda - Meemanakoladeniya - Mellaketigoda - Middeniya East - Middeniya North - Middeniya West - Murungasyaya East - Murungasyaya West - Obadagahadeniya - Pangamvilayaya - Puwakgas Ara - Ranasingoda - Ritigaha Yaya - Rukmalpitiya - Sapugahayaya - Siyambalamuraya - Siyarapitiya - Uda Alupothdeniya - Udagomadiya - Udawelmulla - Ulahitiyawa - Ulahitiyawa East - Ulahitiyawa West - Walgammulla - Wathukanda - Weerakkuttigoda - Welipitiya - Welipitiya East - Welipitiya West ## Quick answers - Where is Thalwatta?In Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalwatta?Ambagas Ara, Gangulandeniya, Kohomporuwa, Meemanakoladeniya and Ritigaha Yaya - How many villages are in Thalwatta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thalwatta?Settlements lie between 157 m and 163 m - What is the best time to visit Thalwatta?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalwatta?Government Hospital - Katuwana, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalwatta?Regional Development Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalwatta?HNB Bank and ATM, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalwatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalwatta?LK3324120 (OCHA common operational dataset)