# Weniwel Ara GN division, Sooriyawewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/weniwel-ara/

Grama Niladhari division · Sooriyawewa DS Division 

# Weniwel Ara

Weniwel Ara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **5.31 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 5.3km²
- 32 mtypical elevation

## Where is Weniwel Ara?

Weniwel 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 6 other GN divisions: [Aliolu Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/aliolu-ara/), [Bediganthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/bediganthota/), [Hagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/embilipitiya/hagala/), [Hathporuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/hathporuwa/), [Julangete](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/embilipitiya/julangete/) and [Mahapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/mahapelessa/). By area it is the 2746th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/). The centre of Weniwel Ara is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2786° N, 80.9547° E. Local names: වෙනිවැල් 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).

## Villages and localities in Weniwel Ara

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

- Weniwalara

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 Weniwel 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 Weniwel Ara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sooriyawewa hospital · Sooriyawewa Town 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30460&mlon=81.00413#map=17/6.30460/81.00413) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33069&mlon=80.85755#map=17/6.33069/80.85755) 

ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) 

Petrol pump Kolonna Korale · Embilipitiya Pallegama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33400&mlon=80.85372#map=17/6.33400/80.85372) 

Hotel Hotel Akash - Sooriyawewa · Sooriyawewa Town 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30712&mlon=80.99626#map=17/6.30712/80.99626) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School School · Thunkama 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28377&mlon=80.89304#map=17/6.28377/80.89304) 

College SL Army Vocational Training College · Hingura 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26725&mlon=80.88497#map=17/6.26725/80.88497) 

Police station sevanagala police staion · Sevanagala 10.0 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

- Aliolu Ara
- Andarawewa
- Beddewewa
- Bediganthota
- Habarattawala
- Hathporuwa
- Ihala Kumbukwewa
- Mahagalwewa
- Mahapelessa
- Mahawelikada Ara
- Meegaha Jadura
- Namadagaswewa
- Ranmuduwewa
- Samajasewapura
- Sooriyawewa Town
- Suravirugama
- Viharagala
- Wediwewa
- Weeriyagama
- Weliwewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Weniwel Ara?In Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Weniwel Ara?Aliolu Ara, Bediganthota, Hagala, Hathporuwa, Julangete and Mahapelessa
- How many villages are in Weniwel Ara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Weniwel Ara?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Weniwel Ara?Sooriyawewa hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Weniwel Ara?Peoples Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Weniwel Ara?Com Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weniwel Ara?Kolonna Korale, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Weniwel Ara?LK3303050 (OCHA common operational dataset)