# Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/ Divisional Secretariat division · Matara District # Athuraliya DS Division Athuraliya DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **63.0 km²**. It is divided into 28 GN divisions. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 63.0km² - 28GN divisions - 5mapped services ## Where is Athuraliya DS Division? Athuraliya DS Division lies in [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 5 other DS divisions: [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Kaburupitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/), [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/), [Mulatiyana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/) and [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). By area it is the 267th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/). The centre of Athuraliya DS Division is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1159° N, 80.5080° E. Local names: අතුරලිය · அத்துரலிய . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Athuraliya DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Athuraliya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/athuraliya-east/) 1.9 1 0 [Athuraliya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/athuraliya-west/) 1.0 0 0 [Balakawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/balakawala/) 1.6 1 0 [Dematapassa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/dematapassa/) 3.7 2 0 [Divithura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/divithura/) 1.2 1 0 [Godapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/godapitiya/) 0.3 1 1 [Hawpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/hawpe/) 1.7 3 0 [Ihala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/ihala-athuraliya/) 2.4 4 0 [Kanahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/kanahalagama/) 2.3 2 0 [Kehelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/kehelwala/) 2.1 1 0 [Maragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/maragoda/) 1.0 0 0 [Namburukanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/namburukanda/) 0.9 0 0 [Pahala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/pahala-athuraliya/) 2.6 0 0 [Panadugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/panadugama/) 1.1 4 0 [Thalahagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thalahagama-east/) 3.5 2 0 [Thalahagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thalahagama-west/) 2.0 1 0 [Thibbotuwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thibbotuwawa/) 1.1 0 2 [Thibbotuwawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thibbotuwawa-north/) 0.9 1 1 [Uggashena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/uggashena/) 7.6 0 0 [Urumutta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/urumutta/) 3.5 0 0 [Urumutta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/urumutta-south/) 3.0 2 0 [Vilpita East 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-east-1/) 1.0 2 0 [Vilpita East 11](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-east-11/) 3.5 0 1 [Vilpita West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-west/) 2.5 0 0 [Walagepiyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/walagepiyadda/) 2.6 2 0 [Welihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/welihena/) 1.2 0 0 [Wenagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/wenagama/) 4.1 2 0 [Yahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/yahamulla/) 2.5 0 0 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Athuraliya DS Division Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Athuraliya DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 152 m above sea level (median 22 m). - Balukawala - Bamunawita - Bopagoda - Dematapassa - Diwture - Gedippala - Godapitiya - Honduwa - Howpe - Ihala Athuraliya - Ihala Aturaliya - Kanahalagama - Kapiyangodapiyadda - Karapiyadda - Karaplyadda - Kehelwala - Kurunduwatta - Pambadiwala - Panadugama - Phala Athuraliya - Sramdanagama - Talahagama East - Thalahagama - Thalahagama West - Thibotuwawa - Tibbotuwawa - Urumutta - Vitiyalagodahenyaya - Walagepiyedda - Welihena - Wenagama - Wilpita 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 Athuraliya DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Athuraliya DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Haliela Tank ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Oliyagankele Forest Reserve - Welihena Forest Reserve ### Estates 6 estates; 2 tea estates; 2 rubber estates; 2 estates. - Batagoda - Deundarahena - Etambagaha Watte - Galagawa - Horadola - Howpe - Kurunduwatte - Urumutta - Uruwala - Walagepiyadda - Welihena - Wilpita Group 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 Athuraliya DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Athuraliya DS Division Places mapped inside Athuraliya DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Cinemas1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Athuraliya DS Division?In Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Athuraliya DS Division?Akuressa DS Division, Kaburupitiya DS Division, Malimbada DS Division, Mulatiyana DS Division and Pitabaddara DS Division - How many villages are in Athuraliya DS Division?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Athuraliya DS Division?Settlements lie between 7 m and 152 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Athuraliya DS Division?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Athuraliya DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many banks are in Athuraliya DS Division?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Athuraliya DS Division?LK3215 (OCHA common operational dataset)