# Pahalawatta GN division, Walasmulla DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Walasmulla DS Division 

# Pahalawatta

Pahalawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.80 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 119 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pahalawatta?

Pahalawatta 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: [Batagassa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/batagassa/), [Egodabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/egodabedda/), [Keredeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/keredeniya/), [Mapitakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/mapitakanda/), [Pathegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/pathegama/) and [Warapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/warapitiya/). By area it is the 7461st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Walasmulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/). The centre of Pahalawatta is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2118° N, 80.6490° E. Local names: පහළවත්ත .

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 Pahalawatta

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pahalawatta. Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 122 m above sea level (median 119 m).

- Hagginikanda North
- Jayaweeragoda
- Mahagoda
- Pahalawatta

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 Pahalawatta 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 Pahalawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kirama · Welandagoda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20671&mlon=80.66844#map=17/6.20671/80.66844) 

Bank BOC Pasgoda · Pasgoda 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24549&mlon=80.60848#map=17/6.24549/80.60848) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) 

Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) 

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

School Walgammulla Central College · Puwakgas Ara 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23817&mlon=80.67527#map=17/6.23817/80.67527) 

College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) 

Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 7.0 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
- Mathuwakanda
- Medagamgoda
- Muruthawela Ihala
- Muruthawela Pahala
- Namaneliya
- Omara East
- Omara West
- Pahala Obada
- 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 Pahalawatta?In Walasmulla DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pahalawatta?Batagassa, Egodabedda, Keredeniya, Mapitakanda, Pathegama and Warapitiya
- How many villages are in Pahalawatta?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pahalawatta?Settlements lie between 93 m and 122 m
- What is the best time to visit Pahalawatta?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pahalawatta?Kirama, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pahalawatta?BOC Pasgoda, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pahalawatta?National Savings Bank ATM, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahalawatta?Mawarala Filling Station, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pahalawatta?LK3325105 (OCHA common operational dataset)