# Walakanda South GN division, Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division # Walakanda South Walakanda South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.31 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.3km² - 104 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walakanda South? Walakanda South 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 4 other GN divisions: [Urugamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-north/), [Urugamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-west/), [Walakanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-east/) and [Walakanda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-west/). By area it is the 8986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/). The centre of Walakanda South is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0209° N, 80.6577° E. Local names: වලකන්ද 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). ## Villages and localities in Walakanda South Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Walakanda South. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 104 m above sea level (median 104 m). - Ihalagoda - Kadurugasdeniya - Muruthagaspitiya - Urugamuwa West 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 Walakanda 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 Walakanda South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital · Agarawala 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99045&mlon=80.61210#map=17/5.99045/80.61210) Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 2.4 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 13 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 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) Hotel Jayananda Estate Villa · Urugamuwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00185&mlon=80.67929#map=17/6.00185/80.67929) 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 Primary School · Urugamuwa East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01087&mlon=80.68289#map=17/6.01087/80.68289) College University Of Ruhuna · Batuvita 2 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02093&mlon=80.58807#map=17/6.02093/80.58807) Police station Hakmana Police Station · Beruwela 7.3 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 - Malwathugoda - Naradda - Ovitigamuwa North - Ovitigamuwa South - Puhulwella East - Puhulwella West - Walakanda East - Walakanda West - Wathukolakanda East - Wathukolakanda North - Wavulanbokka ## Quick answers - Where is Walakanda South?In Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walakanda South?Urugamuwa North, Urugamuwa West, Walakanda East and Walakanda West - How many villages are in Walakanda South?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Walakanda South?Settlements lie between 104 m and 104 m - What is the best time to visit Walakanda South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walakanda South?Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walakanda South?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walakanda South?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walakanda South?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walakanda South?LK3233110 (OCHA common operational dataset)