# Divithura GN division, Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/divithura/ Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division # Divithura Divithura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Divithura? Divithura 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 4 other GN divisions: [Dematapassa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/dematapassa/), [Kehelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/kehelwala/), [Peddapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/peddapitiya-north/) and [Puwakbadovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/puwakbadovita/). By area it is the 9283rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Divithura is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1589° N, 80.4913° E. Local names: දිවිතුර . 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 Divithura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Divithura. - Bopagoda 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 Divithura Named natural and historic features inside Divithura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Galagawa 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 Divithura 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 Divithura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Sampath Bank - Akuressa · Thibbotuwawa North 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10076&mlon=80.47976#map=17/6.10076/80.47976) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Bedda Eco Cottages · Dehigaspe 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19174&mlon=80.47660#map=17/6.19174/80.47660) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/SADATH MAHA VIDYALAYA · Godapitiya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12340&mlon=80.48311#map=17/6.12340/80.48311) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 6.8 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 - Balakawala - Dematapassa - 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 Divithura?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Divithura?Dematapassa, Kehelwala, Peddapitiya North and Puwakbadovita - How many villages are in Divithura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Divithura?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Divithura?Akuressa Hospital, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Divithura?Sampath Bank - Akuressa, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Divithura?Commercial Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Divithura?Cepetco, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Divithura?LK3215025 (OCHA common operational dataset)