# Thalapalakanda GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/thalapalakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Thalapalakanda Thalapalakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **5.08 km²**. - 5.1km² ## Where is Thalapalakanda? Thalapalakanda 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 5 other GN divisions: [Batandura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/batandura-north/), [Beralapanathara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/beralapanathara-north/), [Kalugalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kalugalahena/), [Kekundeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/kekundeniya/) and [Thenipita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/thenipita/). By area it is the 2876th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Thalapalakanda is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3319° N, 80.5999° E. Local names: තලපලකන්ද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Thalapalakanda Named natural and historic features inside Thalapalakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Aninkanda · 780 m 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 Thalapalakanda 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 Thalapalakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Deniyaya Hospital · Ihalagama 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35755&mlon=80.56827#map=17/6.35755/80.56827) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Thenipita 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34429&mlon=80.57721#map=17/6.34429/80.57721) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Deniyaya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33712&mlon=80.55872#map=17/6.33712/80.55872) Hotel Sinharaja Front · Viharahena 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36687&mlon=80.59640#map=17/6.36687/80.59640) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School St.Mathew Collega · Deniyaya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34118&mlon=80.56108#map=17/6.34118/80.56108) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 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 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 - Mawarala - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Thalapalakanda?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalapalakanda?Batandura North, Beralapanathara North, Kalugalahena, Kekundeniya and Thenipita - What is the highest point in Thalapalakanda?Aninkanda (780 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Thalapalakanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalapalakanda?Deniyaya Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalapalakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalapalakanda?HNB Bank and ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalapalakanda?Ceypetco, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalapalakanda?LK3209015 (OCHA common operational dataset)