# Muruthawela Pahala GN division, Walasmulla DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division 

# Muruthawela Pahala

Muruthawela Pahala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.7km²
- 91 mtypical elevation

## Where is Muruthawela Pahala?

Muruthawela Pahala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Bowala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/bowala-south/), [Galahitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-north/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/medagama/), [Muruthawela Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/muruthawela-ihala/), [Pahala Obada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/pahala-obada/) and [Raluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/raluwa/). By area it is the 7823rd 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 Muruthawela Pahala is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1920° N, 80.7332° E. Local names: මුරුතවෙල පහළ .

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 Pahala

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

- Murutawela Pahalagoda

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 Pahala 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 Pahala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14968&mlon=80.69816#map=17/6.14968/80.69816) 

Bank bank · Walasmulla North 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15552&mlon=80.69795#map=17/6.15552/80.69795) 

ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) 

Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) 

Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School Horawala Maha Vidyalaya · Wattehengoda 5.5 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 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) 

Police station Weeraketiya Police Station · Mandaduwa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15392&mlon=80.76790#map=17/6.15392/80.76790) 

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 Ihala
- 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 Pahala?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Muruthawela Pahala?Bowala South, Galahitiya North, Medagama, Muruthawela Ihala, Pahala Obada and Raluwa
- How many villages are in Muruthawela Pahala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Muruthawela Pahala?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Muruthawela Pahala?Walasmulla, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Muruthawela Pahala?bank, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Muruthawela Pahala?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muruthawela Pahala?Co-op Filling Station, about 5.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Muruthawela Pahala?LK3325170 (OCHA common operational dataset)