# Mathuwakanda GN division, Walasmulla DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division 

# Mathuwakanda

Mathuwakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 150 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mathuwakanda?

Mathuwakanda 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: [Dehigahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/dehigahahena/), [Gammedagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gammedagama/), [Handugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/handugala/), [Puwakgahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/puwakgahahena/) and [Veedipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/veedipola/). By area it is the 7586th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Mathuwakanda is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1931° N, 80.6169° E. Local names: මතුවකන්ද .

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 Mathuwakanda

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

- Handugala

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 Mathuwakanda 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 Mathuwakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) 

Bank BOC Pasgoda · Pasgoda 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24549&mlon=80.60848#map=17/6.24549/80.60848) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) 

Hotel Kosgahadola Ella Green Resort · Mulatiyana 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17589&mlon=80.58201#map=17/6.17589/80.58201) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Gomila School · Gomila 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20397&mlon=80.59359#map=17/6.20397/80.59359) 

College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) 

Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19797&mlon=80.58714#map=17/6.19797/80.58714) 

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
- 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
- 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 Mathuwakanda?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mathuwakanda?Dehigahahena, Gammedagama, Handugala, Puwakgahahena and Veedipola
- How many villages are in Mathuwakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mathuwakanda?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mathuwakanda?Mawarala Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mathuwakanda?BOC Pasgoda, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mathuwakanda?National Savings Bank ATM, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mathuwakanda?Mawarala Filling Station, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mathuwakanda?LK3325130 (OCHA common operational dataset)