# Balakawala GN division, Athuraliya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/balakawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division 

# Balakawala

Balakawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.6km²

## Where is Balakawala?

Balakawala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ihala Athuraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/ihala-athuraliya/), [Paraduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-north/), [Thibbotuwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thibbotuwawa/), [Thibbotuwawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thibbotuwawa-north/) and [Walagepiyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/walagepiyadda/). By area it is the 7877th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Balakawala is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0896° N, 80.4908° E. Local names: බලකාවල .

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 Balakawala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Balakawala.

- Thibotuwawa

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 Balakawala 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 Balakawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank Sampath Bank - Akuressa · Thibbotuwawa North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10076&mlon=80.47976#map=17/6.10076/80.47976) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) 

Hotel Wasana Hotel · Thibbotuwawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09519&mlon=80.48236#map=17/6.09519/80.48236) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School MR/ Godapitiya National School · Yakabedda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08892&mlon=80.47986#map=17/6.08892/80.47986) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 1.8 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 East
- Athuraliya West
- 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 Balakawala?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Balakawala?Ihala Athuraliya, Paraduwa North, Thibbotuwawa, Thibbotuwawa North and Walagepiyadda
- How many villages are in Balakawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Balakawala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balakawala?Akuressa Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balakawala?Sampath Bank - Akuressa, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Balakawala?Commercial Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balakawala?IOC Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Balakawala?LK3215120 (OCHA common operational dataset)