# Lunukalapuwa GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/lunukalapuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Lunukalapuwa Lunukalapuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.46 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Lunukalapuwa? Lunukalapuwa lies in [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/), [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: [Bambarenda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-south/), [Bambarenda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-west/), [Belideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/belideniya/), [Godauda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/godauda/) and [Pathegama Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/pathegama-central/). By area it is the 12630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Lunukalapuwa is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9581° N, 80.6511° E. Local names: ලුණුකලපුව . 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 Lunukalapuwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Lunukalapuwa. - Godauda 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 Lunukalapuwa 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 Lunukalapuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bathigama Hospital · Batheegama Central 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96266&mlon=80.67739#map=17/5.96266/80.67739) Bank DFCC bank · Thalalla South 2.8 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 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Hunnadeniya Filling Station · Bambarenda South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) Hotel Soul Resorts · Lunukalapuwa 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95625&mlon=80.65121#map=17/5.95625/80.65121) Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) School Godauda Maha Vidyalaya · Lunukalapuwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95794&mlon=80.64771#map=17/5.95794/80.64771) College Thalpawila Central College · Veherahena 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94875&mlon=80.58337#map=17/5.94875/80.58337) Police station Gandara Police Station · Thalalla 4.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lunukalapuwa Places mapped inside Lunukalapuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Schools1 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. ## Other GN divisions in Dikwella DS Division - Bambarenda Central - Bambarenda East - Bambarenda North - Bambarenda South - Bambarenda West - Batheegama Central - Batheegama East - Batheegama West - Belideniya - Beliwatta - Bodarakanda - Dandeniya North - Dandeniya South - Dickwella Central - Dickwella East - Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East - Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West - Dickwella North - Dickwella South - Dodampahala Central - Dodampahala East - Dodampahala North - Dodampahala South - Dodampahala West - Godauda - Kottagoda - Pathegama Central - Pathegama South - Pohosathugoda - Rannawala - Rathmale - Suduwella - Urugamuwa - Urugamuwa Central - Urugamuwa East - Urugamuwa North - Urugamuwa South - Urugamuwa West - Walasgala East - Walasgala West - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Wattegama South - Wehella - Wehella North - Wehella South - Wevurukannala ## Quick answers - Where is Lunukalapuwa?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Lunukalapuwa?Bambarenda South, Bambarenda West, Belideniya, Godauda and Pathegama Central - How many villages are in Lunukalapuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lunukalapuwa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Lunukalapuwa?Bathigama Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lunukalapuwa?DFCC bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lunukalapuwa?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lunukalapuwa?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lunukalapuwa?LK3248240 (OCHA common operational dataset)