# Aliolu Ara GN division, Sooriyawewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/aliolu-ara/ Grama Niladhari division · Sooriyawewa DS Division # Aliolu Ara Aliolu Ara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **6.27 km²**. - 6.3km² ## Where is Aliolu Ara? Aliolu Ara lies in [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Beddewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/beddewewa/), [Hathporuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/hathporuwa/), [Mahapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/mahapelessa/), [Sooriyawewa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/sooriyawewa-town/), [Viharagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/viharagala/), [Weeriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/weeriyagama/) and [Weniwel Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/weniwel-ara/). By area it is the 2230th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/). The centre of Aliolu Ara is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2925° N, 80.9719° E. Local names: අලිඔලු ආර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Aliolu Ara Named natural and historic features inside Aliolu Ara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Siyambalagas Wewa ### Estates 2 estates. - Siyambalagaswewa - Wiharagala 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 Aliolu 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 Aliolu Ara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sooriyawewa hospital · Sooriyawewa Town 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30460&mlon=81.00413#map=17/6.30460/81.00413) Bank Peoples Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33069&mlon=80.85755#map=17/6.33069/80.85755) ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) Petrol pump Kolonna Korale · Embilipitiya Pallegama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33400&mlon=80.85372#map=17/6.33400/80.85372) Hotel Hotel Akash - Sooriyawewa · Sooriyawewa Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30712&mlon=80.99626#map=17/6.30712/80.99626) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School School · Thunkama 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28377&mlon=80.89304#map=17/6.28377/80.89304) College KDU Southern Campus · Nugegalayaya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35552&mlon=81.00523#map=17/6.35552/81.00523) Police station sevanagala police staion · Sevanagala 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36074&mlon=80.91855#map=17/6.36074/80.91855) 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 Sooriyawewa DS Division - Andarawewa - Beddewewa - Bediganthota - Habarattawala - Hathporuwa - Ihala Kumbukwewa - Mahagalwewa - Mahapelessa - Mahawelikada Ara - Meegaha Jadura - Namadagaswewa - Ranmuduwewa - Samajasewapura - Sooriyawewa Town - Suravirugama - Viharagala - Wediwewa - Weeriyagama - Weliwewa - Weniwel Ara ## Quick answers - Where is Aliolu Ara?In Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aliolu Ara?Beddewewa, Hathporuwa, Mahapelessa, Sooriyawewa Town, Viharagala, Weeriyagama and Weniwel Ara - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aliolu Ara?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Aliolu Ara?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Aliolu Ara?Sooriyawewa hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aliolu Ara?Peoples Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aliolu Ara?Com Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aliolu Ara?Kolonna Korale, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aliolu Ara?LK3303055 (OCHA common operational dataset)