# Nimalawa GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nimalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Nimalawa Nimalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 2mapped services - 68 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nimalawa? Nimalawa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Gallala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/gallala/), [Henegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama-west/), [Nimalawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nimalawa-east/), [Paragahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paragahawatta/), [Penetiyana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/penetiyana-east/), [Penetiyana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/penetiyana-west/), [Poramba Kananke South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/poramba-kananke-south/) and [Puhulahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/puhulahena/). 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 Nimalawa is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0499° N, 80.4444° E. Local names: නිමලව . 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 Nimalawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nimalawa. - Nimalawa 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 Nimalawa Named natural and historic features inside Nimalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Roland - 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 Nimalawa 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 Nimalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Peoples Bank · Imaduwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03539&mlon=80.38945#map=17/6.03539/80.38945) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) Hotel Samanmali Reception Hall · Nimalawa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04657&mlon=80.45070#map=17/6.04657/80.45070) Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School නිමලව කණිෂ්ඨ විද්‍යාලය · Nimalawa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04894&mlon=80.44865#map=17/6.04894/80.44865) College CCAS Colombo Campus · Sahabandu Kokmaduwa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02375&mlon=80.42714#map=17/6.02375/80.42714) Police station Imaduwa police post · Imaduwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03711&mlon=80.38886#map=17/6.03711/80.38886) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nimalawa Places mapped inside Nimalawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## 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 - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Nimalawa?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nimalawa?Gallala, Henegama West, Nimalawa East, Paragahawatta, Penetiyana East, Penetiyana West, Poramba Kananke South and Puhulahena - How many villages are in Nimalawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nimalawa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nimalawa?Akuressa Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nimalawa?Peoples Bank, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nimalawa?Commercial Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nimalawa?IOC Filling Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nimalawa?LK3218225 (OCHA common operational dataset)