# Malwathugoda GN division, Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division 

# Malwathugoda

Malwathugoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.82 km²**.

- 1.8km²

## Where is Malwathugoda?

Malwathugoda lies in [Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/galkanda/), [Kirinda Mangin Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/kirinda-mangin-pahala/), [Ovitigamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/ovitigamuwa-north/), [Ovitigamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/ovitigamuwa-south/), [Puhulwella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/puhulwella-east/) and [Puhulwella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/puhulwella-west/). By area it is the 7410th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/). The centre of Malwathugoda is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0579° N, 80.6175° E. Local names: මල්වතුගොඩ .

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 Malwathugoda 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 Malwathugoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gangodagama Divisional Hospital · Pottewela 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07700&mlon=80.67685#map=17/6.07700/80.67685) 

Bank Rural Bank · Yatiyana 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02491&mlon=80.60083#map=17/6.02491/80.60083) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kongala East 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08318&mlon=80.64634#map=17/6.08318/80.64634) 

Hotel Mihiri Guest House · Muruthamuraya West 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08445&mlon=80.64480#map=17/6.08445/80.64480) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School MR/ Kongala Central College · Kongala East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07848&mlon=80.63988#map=17/6.07848/80.63988) 

College University Of Ruhuna · Batuvita 2 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02093&mlon=80.58807#map=17/6.02093/80.58807) 

Police station Hakmana Police Station · Beruwela 4.1 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 Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division

- Boraluketiya
- Galkanda
- Hettiyawala East
- Hettiyawala North
- Hettiyawala South
- Hettiyawala West
- Karathota
- Kirinda Mangin Ihala Central
- Kirinda Mangin Ihala East
- Kirinda Mangin Ihala North
- Kirinda Mangin Ihala South
- Kirinda Mangin Pahala
- Kumbalgoda
- Naradda
- Ovitigamuwa North
- Ovitigamuwa South
- Puhulwella East
- Puhulwella West
- Walakanda East
- Walakanda South
- Walakanda West
- Wathukolakanda East
- Wathukolakanda North
- Wavulanbokka

## Quick answers

- Where is Malwathugoda?In Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Malwathugoda?Galkanda, Kirinda Mangin Pahala, Ovitigamuwa North, Ovitigamuwa South, Puhulwella East and Puhulwella West
- What is the best time to visit Malwathugoda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malwathugoda?Gangodagama Divisional Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malwathugoda?Rural Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malwathugoda?National Savings Bank ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malwathugoda?Ceypetco, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Malwathugoda?LK3233015 (OCHA common operational dataset)