# Walasgala East GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/walasgala-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Walasgala East Walasgala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.84 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 1mapped services - 49 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walasgala East? Walasgala East 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dickwella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dickwella-north/), [Galagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-east/), [Galagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-south/), [Nakulugamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/nakulugamuwa-west/), [Walasgala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/walasgala-west/), [Wehella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wehella/) and [Wevurukannala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wevurukannala/). By area it is the 10861st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Walasgala East is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9865° N, 80.6991° E. Local names: වලස්ගල 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 Walasgala East Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Walasgala East. Settlements here lie between about 49 m and 67 m above sea level (median 49 m). - Handapangodella - Pussalagoda - Walasgala 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 Walasgala East Named natural and historic features inside Walasgala East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dambagasara 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 Walasgala 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 Walasgala East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96254&mlon=80.67758#map=17/5.96254/80.67758) Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel Tamarind Moon Reception Hall · Dodampahala North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97640&mlon=80.70926#map=17/5.97640/80.70926) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School Primary School · Wehella 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98328&mlon=80.68475#map=17/5.98328/80.68475) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 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 Walasgala East Places mapped inside Walasgala East in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 - Lunukalapuwa - Pathegama Central - Pathegama South - Pohosathugoda - Rannawala - Rathmale - Suduwella - Urugamuwa - Urugamuwa Central - Urugamuwa East - Urugamuwa North - Urugamuwa South - Urugamuwa West - Walasgala West - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Wattegama South - Wehella - Wehella North - Wehella South - Wevurukannala ## Quick answers - Where is Walasgala East?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walasgala East?Dickwella North, Galagama East, Galagama South, Nakulugamuwa West, Walasgala West, Wehella and Wevurukannala - How many villages are in Walasgala East?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Walasgala East?Settlements lie between 49 m and 67 m - What is the best time to visit Walasgala East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walasgala East?Batheegama District Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walasgala East?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walasgala East?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walasgala East?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walasgala East?LK3248105 (OCHA common operational dataset)