# Nawalagoda GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nawalagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Nawalagoda Nawalagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.3km² - 59 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nawalagoda? Nawalagoda lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Diyalape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/diyalape/), [Ellewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ellewela/), [Eramudugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/eramudugoda/), [Ketanvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ketanvila/), [Vilagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/vilagama/) and [Weliketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/weliketiya/). By area it is the 6144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Nawalagoda is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1391° N, 80.4379° E. Local names: නාවලගොඩ . 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 Nawalagoda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nawalagoda. Settlements here lie between about 57 m and 142 m above sea level (median 59 m). - Dolamulla - Eramudugoda - Navalagoda 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nawalagoda Named natural and historic features inside Nawalagoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Semidale Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Nawalagoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nawalagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Hotel Famous - Eheliyagoda · Ihala Maliduwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14145&mlon=80.40890#map=17/6.14145/80.40890) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Maliduwa K.v · Ketanvila 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12736&mlon=80.42491#map=17/6.12736/80.42491) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Dediyagala - Diganahena - Diyalape - Dolamawatha - Ehelape - Ellewela - Eramudugoda - Galabadahena - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Henegama West - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Minipogoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Nawalagoda?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nawalagoda?Diyalape, Ellewela, Eramudugoda, Ketanvila, Vilagama and Weliketiya - How many villages are in Nawalagoda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nawalagoda?Settlements lie between 57 m and 142 m - What is the best time to visit Nawalagoda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nawalagoda?Akuressa Hospital, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nawalagoda?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nawalagoda?Commercial Bank, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawalagoda?Cepetco, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nawalagoda?LK3218085 (OCHA common operational dataset)