# Ambewela GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division 

# Ambewela

Ambewela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **4.38 km²**.

- 4.4km²

## Where is Ambewela?

Ambewela 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dammala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/dammala/), [Dammala Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/dammala-colony/), [Dangala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dangala-west/), [Galabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/galabada/), [Halvitigala Colony 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/halvitigala-colony-1/), [Ihala Gigummaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-gigummaduwa/) and [Kalubovitiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kalubovitiyana/). By area it is the 3398th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Ambewela is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3111° N, 80.3960° E. Local names: අඹේවෙල .

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 Ambewela 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 Ambewela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital · Ihala Lelwala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33277&mlon=80.38859#map=17/6.33277/80.38859) 

Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) 

Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Primary School · Halvitigala Colony 1 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31369&mlon=80.37282#map=17/6.31369/80.37282) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) 

Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 

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
- Aluwana
- 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 Ambewela?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ambewela?Dammala, Dammala Colony, Dangala West, Galabada, Halvitigala Colony 1, Ihala Gigummaduwa and Kalubovitiyana
- What is the best time to visit Ambewela?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ambewela?Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ambewela?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ambewela?Commercial Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambewela?Neluwa Filling Station, about 8.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ambewela?LK3203015 (OCHA common operational dataset)