# Muruthawela Ihala GN division, Walasmulla DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/muruthawela-ihala/ Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division # Muruthawela Ihala Muruthawela Ihala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.3km² - 91 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muruthawela Ihala? Muruthawela Ihala 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 South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-south/), [Bowala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-west/), [Galahitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-north/), [Muruthawela Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/muruthawela-pahala/) and [Omara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/omara-east/). By area it is the 8893rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Muruthawela Ihala is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1908° N, 80.7211° E. Local names: මුරුතවෙල ඉහළ . 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 Muruthawela Ihala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Muruthawela Ihala. - Omara 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 Muruthawela Ihala 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 Muruthawela Ihala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14968&mlon=80.69816#map=17/6.14968/80.69816) 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 8.1 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 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Horawala Maha Vidyalaya · Wattehengoda 4.1 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 3.8 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 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 - Mathuwakanda - Medagamgoda - 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 Muruthawela Ihala?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Muruthawela Ihala?Bowala South, Bowala West, Galahitiya North, Muruthawela Pahala and Omara East - How many villages are in Muruthawela Ihala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Muruthawela Ihala?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Muruthawela Ihala?Walasmulla, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Muruthawela Ihala?bank, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Muruthawela Ihala?HNB Bank and ATM, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muruthawela Ihala?Co-op Filling Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muruthawela Ihala?LK3325165 (OCHA common operational dataset)