# Pananwela West GN division, Hakmana DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/pananwela-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Hakmana DS Division 

# Pananwela West

Pananwela West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hakmana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.58 km²**.

- 1.6km²

## Where is Pananwela West?

Pananwela West lies in [Hakmana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/), [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: [Badabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/badabadda/), [Kebiliyapola North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/kebiliyapola-north/), [Kohuliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/kohuliyadda/), [Meeella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/meeella/), [Pananwela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/pananwela-east/), [Wepathaira North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/wepathaira-north/) and [Yatigala Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/yatigala-ihala/). By area it is the 8110th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Hakmana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/hakmana/). The centre of Pananwela West is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1080° N, 80.6747° E. Local names: පනන්වෙල බටහිර .

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

## Weather in Pananwela West 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 Pananwela West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gangodagama Divisional Hospital · Pottewela 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07700&mlon=80.67685#map=17/6.07700/80.67685) 

Bank Sanasa Bank - Kebiliyapola · Kebiliyapola North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09392&mlon=80.66960#map=17/6.09392/80.66960) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kongala East 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08318&mlon=80.64634#map=17/6.08318/80.64634) 

Hotel Samnaro Reception Hall · Badabadda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11637&mlon=80.66575#map=17/6.11637/80.66575) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Kebiliyapola Primary School · Kebiliyapola North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09626&mlon=80.66857#map=17/6.09626/80.66857) 

College Technical College · Beliatta West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04456&mlon=80.73987#map=17/6.04456/80.73987) 

Police station Hakmana Police Station · Beruwela 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08488&mlon=80.64263#map=17/6.08488/80.64263) 

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 Hakmana DS Division

- Badabadda
- Beruwela
- Denagama East
- Denagama North
- Denagama West
- Ellewela East
- Ellewela West
- Gammedapitiya
- Gangodagama
- Kandegoda
- Kebiliyapola North
- Kebiliyapola South
- Kohuliyadda
- Kongala Central
- Kongala East
- Kongala South
- Kongala West
- Lalpe
- Meeella
- Muruthamuraya
- Muruthamuraya East
- Muruthamuraya West
- Narawelpita East
- Narawelpita North
- Narawelpita South
- Narawelpita West
- Pananwela East
- Pottewela
- Udupeellegoda East
- Udupeellegoda West
- Wepathaira North
- Wepathaira South
- Wepathaira West

## Quick answers

- Where is Pananwela West?In Hakmana DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pananwela West?Badabadda, Kebiliyapola North, Kohuliyadda, Meeella, Pananwela East, Wepathaira North and Yatigala Ihala
- What is the best time to visit Pananwela West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pananwela West?Gangodagama Divisional Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pananwela West?Sanasa Bank - Kebiliyapola, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pananwela West?National Savings Bank ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pananwela West?Ceypetco, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pananwela West?LK3230035 (OCHA common operational dataset)