# Bowala South GN division, Walasmulla DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division 

# Bowala South

Bowala South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.6km²
- 93 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bowala South?

Bowala South lies in [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/), [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: [Bowala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-north/), [Bowala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-west/), [Muruthawela Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/muruthawela-ihala/), [Muruthawela Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/muruthawela-pahala/) and [Pahala Obada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/pahala-obada/). By area it is the 8041st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Bowala South is about 126 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1961° N, 80.7112° E. Local names: බෝවල දකුණ .

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 Bowala South

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bowala South.

- Murutawela Ihalagoda

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 Bowala South 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 Bowala South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kirama · Welandagoda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20671&mlon=80.66844#map=17/6.20671/80.66844) 

Bank bank · Walasmulla North 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15552&mlon=80.69795#map=17/6.15552/80.69795) 

ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) 

Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) 

Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Horawala Maha Vidyalaya · Wattehengoda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18580&mlon=80.68400#map=17/6.18580/80.68400) 

College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) 

Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 4.9 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 Walasmulla DS Division

- Agalabada
- Batagassa
- Bowala North
- Bowala West
- Daluwakgoda
- Dehigahahena
- Egodabedda
- Ethpitiya
- Galahitiya East
- Galahitiya North
- Galahitiya South
- Galwadiya
- Haggitha Kanda North
- Handugala
- Horewela
- Julampitiya
- Kebellaketiya
- Kekiriobada
- Keredeniya
- Koholana
- Konkarahena
- Mapitakanda
- Mathuwakanda
- Medagamgoda
- Muruthawela Ihala
- Muruthawela Pahala
- Namaneliya
- Omara East
- Omara West
- Pahala Obada
- Pahalawatta
- Palle Julampitiya
- Pathegama
- Pissubedda
- Radani Ara
- Rammala
- Saputhanthirikanda
- Thalapathkanda
- Uda Julampitiya
- Udahagoda
- Veedipola
- Walasmulla East
- Walasmulla Ihala
- Walasmulla North
- Walasmulla Pahala
- Walasmulla South
- Walasmulla West
- Warapitiya
- Wattehengoda
- Weedikanda
- Welandagoda
- Yahalmulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Bowala South?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bowala South?Bowala North, Bowala West, Muruthawela Ihala, Muruthawela Pahala and Pahala Obada
- How many villages are in Bowala South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bowala South?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bowala South?Kirama, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bowala South?bank, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bowala South?HNB Bank and ATM, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowala South?Co-op Filling Station, about 7.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bowala South?LK3325160 (OCHA common operational dataset)