# Olu Ara GN division, Okewela DS Division, Hambantota District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/olu-ara/

Grama Niladhari division · Okewela DS Division 

# Olu Ara

Olu Ara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Okewela DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **0.80 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 71 mtypical elevation

## Where is Olu Ara?

Olu Ara lies in [Okewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/), [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: [Kanumuldeniya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/kanumuldeniya-east/), [Kanumuldeniya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/kanumuldeniya-west/), [Udadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/udadeniya/), [Walasmulla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/walasmulla-west/) and [Wijayasiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/wijayasiripura/). By area it is the 11003rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Okewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/). The centre of Olu Ara is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1524° N, 80.6873° E. Local names: ඕලුආර .

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 Olu Ara

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Olu Ara.

- Oluara South

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 Olu Ara 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 Olu Ara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14968&mlon=80.69816#map=17/6.14968/80.69816) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon Walasmulla Branch · Walasmulla South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15477&mlon=80.69762#map=17/6.15477/80.69762) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) 

Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Walasmulla Primary School · Walasmulla South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14898&mlon=80.69742#map=17/6.14898/80.69742) 

College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) 

Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15405&mlon=80.69681#map=17/6.15405/80.69681) 

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 Okewela DS Division

- Godawenna
- Heenatihathamuna
- Kadigamuwa East
- Kadigamuwa West
- Kahatellagoda
- Kandebedda
- Kanumuldeniya East
- Kanumuldeniya North
- Kanumuldeniya South
- Kanumuldeniya West
- Kurunduwatta
- Modarawana North
- Modarawana South
- Morakandegoda
- Nathuwala
- Okewela
- Pallewawwa
- Rajapuragoda
- Sumihirigama
- Thalahagamwaduwa Ihala
- Thalahagamwaduwa Pahala
- Udadeniya
- Wawwa
- Wijayasiripura
- Yatigala Ihala
- Yatigala Pahala

## Quick answers

- Where is Olu Ara?In Okewela DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Olu Ara?Kanumuldeniya East, Kanumuldeniya West, Udadeniya, Walasmulla West and Wijayasiripura
- How many villages are in Olu Ara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Olu Ara?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Olu Ara?Walasmulla, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Olu Ara?Bank of Ceylon Walasmulla Branch, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Olu Ara?National Savings Bank ATM, about 9.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Olu Ara?Co-op Filling Station, about 8.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Olu Ara?LK3327010 (OCHA common operational dataset)