# Elgiriya GN division, Malimbada DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Malimbada DS Division 

# Elgiriya

Elgiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.26 km²**.

- 1.3km²

## Where is Elgiriya?

Elgiriya lies in [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/), [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: [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama/), [Horagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/horagoda-east/), [Horagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/horagoda-west/), [Pahala Kiyaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/pahala-kiyaduwa/) and [Paragahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paragahawatta/). By area it is the 9160th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/). The centre of Elgiriya is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0548° N, 80.4798° E. Local names: ඇල්ගිරිය .

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 Elgiriya 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 Elgiriya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) 

Hotel Heritage Ruhuna wellness garden · Paragahawatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05077&mlon=80.47041#map=17/6.05077/80.47041) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School Dampella Maha Vidyalaya · Maragoda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04705&mlon=80.50225#map=17/6.04705/80.50225) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 

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 Malimbada DS Division

- Akurugoda East
- Akurugoda North
- Akurugoda South
- Akurugoda West
- Dampella
- Galpamuna
- Horagoda East
- Horagoda South
- Horagoda West
- Kadduwa
- Kadukanna
- Katuwangoda
- Kekunawela
- Kirimetimulla North
- Kirimetimulla South
- Malimbada East
- Malimbada North
- Malimbada South
- Malimbada West
- Maragoda
- Nape
- Pahala Kiyaduwa
- Sulthanagoda East
- Sulthanagoda South
- Sulthanagoda West
- Thelijjavila
- Uninduwela
- Welandagoda

## Quick answers

- Where is Elgiriya?In Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elgiriya?Henegama, Horagoda East, Horagoda West, Pahala Kiyaduwa and Paragahawatta
- What is the best time to visit Elgiriya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elgiriya?Akuressa Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elgiriya?Peoples Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elgiriya?Commercial Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elgiriya?IOC Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elgiriya?LK3224005 (OCHA common operational dataset)