# Athuraliya East GN division, Athuraliya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/athuraliya-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division # Athuraliya East Athuraliya East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.91 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.9km² ## Where is Athuraliya East? Athuraliya East lies in [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/), [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: [Athuraliya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/athuraliya-west/), [Bibulewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/bibulewela/), [Ihala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/ihala-athuraliya/), [Pahala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/pahala-athuraliya/), [Vilpita East 11](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-east-11/) and [Yahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/yahamulla/). By area it is the 7153rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Athuraliya East is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0768° N, 80.5173° E. Local names: අතුරලිය නැගෙනහිර . 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 Athuraliya East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Athuraliya East. - Phala Athuraliya 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 Athuraliya East 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 Athuraliya East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital · Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06498&mlon=80.53989#map=17/6.06498/80.53989) Bank Sampath Bank - Akuressa · Thibbotuwawa North 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10076&mlon=80.47976#map=17/6.10076/80.47976) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) Hotel The Lake Hotel and Resort · Lenabatuwa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08397&mlon=80.53854#map=17/6.08397/80.53854) Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) School MR/Karagoda Uyangoda Navodya School · Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05406&mlon=80.53197#map=17/6.05406/80.53197) College Nilwala Training College · Vilpita East 11 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09060&mlon=80.52898#map=17/6.09060/80.52898) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 5.0 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 Athuraliya DS Division - Athuraliya West - Balakawala - Dematapassa - Divithura - Godapitiya - Hawpe - Ihala Athuraliya - Kanahalagama - Kehelwala - Maragoda - Namburukanda - Pahala Athuraliya - Panadugama - Thalahagama East - Thalahagama West - Thibbotuwawa - Thibbotuwawa North - Uggashena - Urumutta - Urumutta South - Vilpita East 1 - Vilpita East 11 - Vilpita West - Walagepiyadda - Welihena - Wenagama - Yahamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Athuraliya East?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Athuraliya East?Athuraliya West, Bibulewela, Ihala Athuraliya, Pahala Athuraliya, Vilpita East 11 and Yahamulla - How many villages are in Athuraliya East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Athuraliya East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Athuraliya East?Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Athuraliya East?Sampath Bank - Akuressa, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Athuraliya East?Commercial Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athuraliya East?IOC Filling Station, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Athuraliya East?LK3215135 (OCHA common operational dataset)