# Paraduwa North GN division, Akuressa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division 

# Paraduwa North

Paraduwa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.48 km²**.

- 1.5km²

## Where is Paraduwa North?

Paraduwa North 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: [Athuraliya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/athuraliya-west/), [Balakawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/balakawala/), [Ihala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/ihala-athuraliya/), [Melewwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/melewwa/), [Paraduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-east/), [Paraduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-south/), [Thibbotuwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thibbotuwawa/) and [Yakabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/yakabedda/). By area it is the 8408th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Paraduwa North is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0797° N, 80.4865° E. Local names: පරදුව උතුර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Paraduwa North 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 Paraduwa North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank Sampath Bank - Akuressa · Thibbotuwawa North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10076&mlon=80.47976#map=17/6.10076/80.47976) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) 

Hotel Paraduwa Holiday Resort · Paraduwa East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06835&mlon=80.49025#map=17/6.06835/80.49025) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School MR/ Godapitiya National School · Yakabedda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08892&mlon=80.47986#map=17/6.08892/80.47986) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 2.4 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
- Nawalagoda
- Nimalawa
- Nimalawa East
- Pahala Maliduwa
- Paraduwa East
- Paraduwa South
- Paragahawatta
- Peddapitiya North
- Peddapitiya South
- Poramba
- Udupitiya
- Vilagama
- Weliketiya
- Yakabedda

## Quick answers

- Where is Paraduwa North?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Paraduwa North?Athuraliya West, Balakawala, Ihala Athuraliya, Melewwa, Paraduwa East, Paraduwa South, Thibbotuwawa and Yakabedda
- What is the best time to visit Paraduwa North?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paraduwa North?Akuressa Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paraduwa North?Sampath Bank - Akuressa, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paraduwa North?Commercial Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paraduwa North?IOC Filling Station, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Paraduwa North?LK3218190 (OCHA common operational dataset)