# Aluwana GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/aluwana/

Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division 

# Aluwana

Aluwana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.88 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.9km²
- 90 mtypical elevation

## Where is Aluwana?

Aluwana lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Kosnilgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kosnilgoda/), [Paradupalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/paradupalla/), [Pelawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/pelawatta/), [Rambukana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/rambukana-east/) and [Weliwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/weliwa/). By area it is the 10675th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Aluwana is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2473° N, 80.5008° E. Local names: අළුවන .

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 Aluwana

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Aluwana.

- Kalukosgahahena

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 Aluwana 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 Aluwana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Weliwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26136&mlon=80.49189#map=17/6.26136/80.49189) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) 

Hotel Laksara Grand Resort - Morawaka · Weliwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25490&mlon=80.49487#map=17/6.25490/80.49487) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) 

School Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26889&mlon=80.49649#map=17/6.26889/80.49649) 

College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) 

Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) 

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 Pitabaddara DS Division

- Alapaladeniya North
- Alapaladeniya South
- Ambewela
- Banagala East
- Banagala West
- Dangala East
- Dangala West
- Dankoluwa
- Dehigaspe
- Derangala
- Diyadawa
- Edandukitha East
- Edandukitha West
- Elamaldeniya
- Galabada
- Gorakawela
- Ihala Ainagama
- Kaduruwana
- Kalubovitiyana
- Kiriwelkele North
- Kiriwelkele South
- Kodikaragoda East
- Kodikaragoda West
- Kosnilgoda
- Kotagala
- Kudagalahena
- Mahapothuvila
- Paradupalla
- Pitabeddara
- Puwakbadovita
- Rambukana East
- Rambukana West
- Siyambalagoda East
- Siyambalagoda West
- Thalapekumbura
- Thennahena
- Wanasinkanda
- Wathurakumbura
- Weliwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Aluwana?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Aluwana?Kosnilgoda, Paradupalla, Pelawatta, Rambukana East and Weliwa
- How many villages are in Aluwana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Aluwana?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aluwana?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aluwana?Sampath Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aluwana?National Savings Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluwana?IOC Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Aluwana?LK3203130 (OCHA common operational dataset)