# Mawarala GN division, Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mawarala/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Mawarala Mawarala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **4.94 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.9km² - 4mapped services - 278 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mawarala? Mawarala lies in [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/), [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: [Galketikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/galketikanda/), [Gombaddala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/gombaddala-north/), [Gomila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/gomila/), [Ketapalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ketapalakanda/), [Kudapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/kudapana/), [Panakaduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/panakaduwa-east/) and [Puwakgahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/puwakgahahena/). By area it is the 2983rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Mawarala is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1982° N, 80.5846° E. Local names: මාවරල . 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 Mawarala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mawarala. - Gomila - Mawarala 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mawarala Named natural and historic features inside Mawarala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Mawarella Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Mawarala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 238 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 95 Feb 25 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 26 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 25 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mawarala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank BOC Pasgoda · Pasgoda 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24549&mlon=80.60848#map=17/6.24549/80.60848) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Mawarala Filling Station · Mawarala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19927&mlon=80.58887#map=17/6.19927/80.58887) Hotel Kosgahadola Ella Green Resort · Mulatiyana 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17589&mlon=80.58201#map=17/6.17589/80.58201) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Mawarala Maha Vidyalaya · Mawarala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19609&mlon=80.58227#map=17/6.19609/80.58227) College MR/Narandeniya National College · Magamure 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08124&mlon=80.56702#map=17/6.08124/80.56702) Police station Mawarala Police Station · Mawarala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19797&mlon=80.58714#map=17/6.19797/80.58714) 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 Mawarala Places mapped inside Mawarala in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools2 - Police stations1 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 Pasgoda DS Division - Andaluwa - Batandura North - Batandura South - Bengamuwa East - Bengamuwa South - Bengamuwa West - Beralapanathara North - Beralapanathara South - Dampahala East - Dampahala West - Denkandaliya - Ehelakanda - Galketikanda - Ginnaliya East - Ginnaliya North - Ginnaliya South - Ginnaliya West - Gomila - Heegoda - Hulankanda - Keeripitiya East - Keeripitiya West - Kekundeniya - Ketawala - Kirilipana - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Mawarala?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mawarala?Galketikanda, Gombaddala North, Gomila, Ketapalakanda, Kudapana, Panakaduwa East and Puwakgahahena - How many villages are in Mawarala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mawarala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mawarala?Mawarala Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mawarala?BOC Pasgoda, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mawarala?National Savings Bank ATM, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mawarala?Mawarala Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Mawarala?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mawarala?LK3209215 (OCHA common operational dataset)