# Nawalahena GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/nawalahena/

Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division 

# Nawalahena

Nawalahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.1km²
- 188 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nawalahena?

Nawalahena lies in [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/), [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: [Batandura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/batandura-south/), [Kosmodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kosmodara/), [Kotapola North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kotapola-north/), [Mugunumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/mugunumulla/) and [Usamalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/usamalagoda/). By area it is the 6606th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Nawalahena is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3063° N, 80.5554° E. Local names: නාවලහේන .

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 Nawalahena

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Nawalahena.

- Diyadawa
- Ussamalagoda

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 Nawalahena 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 Nawalahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) 

Bank People's Bank · Deniyaya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34247&mlon=80.56075#map=17/6.34247/80.56075) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kotapola North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29661&mlon=80.54216#map=17/6.29661/80.54216) 

Hotel Deniyaya Rest House · Kotapola North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33118&mlon=80.55778#map=17/6.33118/80.55778) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) 

School Kotapola National College · Kotapola North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29561&mlon=80.54215#map=17/6.29561/80.54215) 

College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) 

Police station Kosmodara · Kosmodara 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28964&mlon=80.56061#map=17/6.28964/80.56061) 

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 Kotapola DS Division

- Adaradeniya
- Bateyaya
- Beliattakumbura
- Deniyaya
- Deniyaya West
- Horagala East
- Horagala West
- Ihalagama
- Ilukpitiya
- Kalugalahena
- Kandilpana
- Keeriwalagama
- Kiriweldola
- Kolawenigama
- Koodaludeniya
- Kosmodara
- Kotapola North
- Kotapola South
- Lindagawahena
- Mederipitiya
- Morawaka
- Mugunumulla
- Nishshankapura
- Pallegama North
- Pallegama South
- Paragala
- Pathawala Nadakanda
- Pelawatta
- Poddana
- Porupitiya
- Pussawela
- Thenipita
- Usamalagoda
- Uvaragala
- Viharahena
- Waralla

## Quick answers

- Where is Nawalahena?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nawalahena?Batandura South, Kosmodara, Kotapola North, Mugunumulla and Usamalagoda
- How many villages are in Nawalahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nawalahena?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nawalahena?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nawalahena?People's Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nawalahena?National Savings Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawalahena?Ceypetco, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nawalahena?LK3206100 (OCHA common operational dataset)