# Bowala West GN division, Walasmulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division # Bowala West Bowala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **4.10 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.1km² - 79 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bowala West? Bowala West 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 10 other GN divisions: [Bowala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-north/), [Bowala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-south/), [Ethpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/ethpitiya/), [Galahitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-north/), [Muruthawela Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/muruthawela-ihala/), [Namaneliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/namaneliya/), [Omara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/omara-east/), [Omara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/omara-west/), [Radani Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/radani-ara/) and [Wattehengoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/wattehengoda/). By area it is the 3659th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Bowala West is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1943° N, 80.6938° E. Local names: බෝවල බටහිර . 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 West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bowala West. Settlements here lie between about 77 m and 102 m above sea level (median 79 m). - Bowala - Buwellegoda - Kabaragomaditta 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 West 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 West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kirama · Welandagoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20671&mlon=80.66844#map=17/6.20671/80.66844) Bank bank · Walasmulla North 4.3 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 9.8 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 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) School Horawala Maha Vidyalaya · Wattehengoda 1.4 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 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 4.5 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 South - 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 West?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bowala West?Bowala North, Bowala South, Ethpitiya, Galahitiya North, Muruthawela Ihala, Namaneliya, Omara East, Omara West, Radani Ara and Wattehengoda - How many villages are in Bowala West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bowala West?Settlements lie between 77 m and 102 m - What is the best time to visit Bowala West?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bowala West?Kirama, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bowala West?bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bowala West?HNB Bank and ATM, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowala West?Co-op Filling Station, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bowala West?LK3325090 (OCHA common operational dataset)