# Walpala GN division, Matara Four Gravets DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/walpala/ Grama Niladhari division · Matara Four Gravets DS Division # Walpala Walpala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matara Four Gravets DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.61 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Walpala? Walpala lies in [Matara Four Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/), [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: [Kadeweediya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/kadeweediya-east/), [Thudawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/thudawa-east/), [Thudawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/thudawa-south/), [Uyanwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/uyanwatta/), [Uyanwatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/uyanwatta-north/), [Weliweriya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/weliweriya-east/) and [Weragampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/weragampita/). By area it is the 11909th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Matara Four Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/). The centre of Walpala is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9578° N, 80.5508° E. Local names: වල්පල . 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 Walpala 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 Walpala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ruhunu Hospital Medical Centre - Matara · Uyanwatta North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95021&mlon=80.54839#map=17/5.95021/80.54839) Bank Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Matara Branch · Uyanwatta North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95021&mlon=80.54797#map=17/5.95021/80.54797) ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kadeweediya South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94921&mlon=80.54207#map=17/5.94921/80.54207) Hotel Mantara Villa · Weragampita 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95914&mlon=80.55730#map=17/5.95914/80.55730) Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) School Olket School · Weragampita 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95643&mlon=80.55409#map=17/5.95643/80.55409) College DMCI Metro Campus · Walpala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95420&mlon=80.54702#map=17/5.95420/80.54702) Police station Police - Matara · Kadeweediya East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94776&mlon=80.54701#map=17/5.94776/80.54701) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Walpala Places mapped inside Walpala in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Matara Four Gravets DS Division - Deeyagaha East - Deeyagaha West - Eduwa - Madurudoowa - Eliyakanda North - Eliyakanda South - Fort - Gandarawatta - Godagama - Hittatiya East - Hittatiya Meda - Hittatiya West - Isadeen Town - Kadeweediya East - Kadeweediya South - Kadeweediya West - Kanattagoda North - Kanattegoda South - Kekanadura Central - Kekanadura East - Kekanadura North - Kekanadura South - Kekanadura West - Kokawala - Kotuwegoda North - Kotuwegoda South - Madiha East - Madiha West - Makavita - Mathotagama - Meddawatta - Meddawatta South - Nakuttiya - Navimana North - Navimana South - Noope - Pahalagoda - Pamburana - Parawahera East - Parawahera North - Parawahera South - Polhena - Rassandeniya - Ruwan Ella - Sudarshi Place - Thalpavila North - Thalpavila South - Thotamuna - Thudawa East - Thudawa North - Thudawa South - Uyanwatta - Uyanwatta North - Veherahena - Walgama - Walgama Meda - Walgama North - Walgama South - Welegoda East - Welegoda West - Weliweriya East - Weliweriya West - Weradoowa - Weragampita - Wewa Ihalagoda - Wewahamandoowa ## Quick answers - Where is Walpala?In Matara Four Gravets DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walpala?Kadeweediya East, Thudawa East, Thudawa South, Uyanwatta, Uyanwatta North, Weliweriya East and Weragampita - What is the best time to visit Walpala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walpala?Ruhunu Hospital Medical Centre - Matara, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walpala?Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Matara Branch, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walpala?Boc, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walpala?Ceypetco, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walpala?LK3242130 (OCHA common operational dataset)