# Paragahawatta GN division, Akuressa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paragahawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Paragahawatta Paragahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.46 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5km² - 1mapped services - 44 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paragahawatta? Paragahawatta 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 7 other GN divisions: [Elgiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/elgiriya/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama/), [Henegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama-west/), [Horagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/horagoda-west/), [Nimalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nimalawa/), [Pahala Kiyaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/pahala-kiyaduwa/) and [Penetiyana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/penetiyana-east/). By area it is the 8468th 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 Paragahawatta is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0531° N, 80.4703° E. Local names: පරගහවත්ත . 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 Paragahawatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Paragahawatta. - Henegama 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 Paragahawatta 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 Paragahawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) Hotel Heritage Ruhuna wellness garden · Paragahawatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05077&mlon=80.47041#map=17/6.05077/80.47041) Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School නිමලව කණිෂ්ඨ විද්‍යාලය · Nimalawa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04894&mlon=80.44865#map=17/6.04894/80.44865) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 5.2 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Paragahawatta Places mapped inside Paragahawatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Paragahawatta?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paragahawatta?Elgiriya, Henegama, Henegama West, Horagoda West, Nimalawa, Pahala Kiyaduwa and Penetiyana East - How many villages are in Paragahawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Paragahawatta?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Paragahawatta?Akuressa Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paragahawatta?Peoples Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paragahawatta?Commercial Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paragahawatta?IOC Filling Station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paragahawatta?LK3218230 (OCHA common operational dataset)