# Gandara South GN division, Devinuwara DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Devinuwara DS Division 

# Gandara South

Gandara South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Devinuwara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.12 km²**.

- 0.1km²

## Where is Gandara South?

Gandara South lies in [Devinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/), [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 1 other grama niladhari division: [Gandara Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/gandara-central/). By area it is the 13898th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Devinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/). The centre of Gandara South is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9336° N, 80.6184° E. Local names: ගන්දර දකුණ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gandara South

Named natural and historic features inside Gandara South, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Gandura Point

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 Gandara South 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 Gandara South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalalla Central 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94837&mlon=80.61379#map=17/5.94837/80.61379) 

Bank DFCC bank · Thalalla South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94812&mlon=80.62751#map=17/5.94812/80.62751) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station Kottegoda · Suduwella 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94932&mlon=80.63813#map=17/5.94932/80.63813) 

Hotel Freedom Resort · Thalalla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94216&mlon=80.62065#map=17/5.94216/80.62065) 

Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) 

School Gandara Kanitu Viduhala · Gandara West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.93685&mlon=80.61449#map=17/5.93685/80.61449) 

College Thalpawila Central College · Veherahena 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94875&mlon=80.58337#map=17/5.94875/80.58337) 

Police station Gandara Police Station · Thalalla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94151&mlon=80.61398#map=17/5.94151/80.61398) 

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 Devinuwara DS Division

- Agarawala
- Aparekka North
- Beddegammedda
- Delgalla
- Devinuwara
- Devinuwara Central
- Devinuwara East
- Devinuwara North
- Devinuwara Nugegoda
- Devinuwara Pradeepagara Pedesa
- Devinuwara Sinhasana Pedesa
- Devinuwara South
- Devinuwara Wawwa
- Devinuwara Welegoda
- Devinuwara West
- Gandara Central
- Gandara East
- Gandara West
- Gandarawatta South
- Kadawedduwa East
- Kadawedduwa West
- Kapugama Central
- Kapugama East
- Kapugama North
- Kapugama West
- Naotunna
- Naotunna Central
- Naotunna North
- Naotunna South
- Palle Aparekka
- Pathegama East
- Pathegama North
- Thalalla
- Thalalla Central
- Thalalla East
- Thalalla North
- Thalalla South
- Uda Aparekka
- Uda Aparekka East
- Walbulugahahena

## Quick answers

- Where is Gandara South?In Devinuwara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gandara South?Gandara Central
- What is the best time to visit Gandara South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gandara South?Rural Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gandara South?DFCC bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gandara South?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gandara South?IOC Fuel Station Kottegoda, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gandara South?LK3245140 (OCHA common operational dataset)