# Gorakawela GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/gorakawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Gorakawela Gorakawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.11 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.1km² - 92 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gorakawela? Gorakawela 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: [Dankoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/dankoluwa/), [Derangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/derangala/), [Kudagalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kudagalahena/), [Pitabeddara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/pitabeddara/) and [Thennahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/thennahena/). By area it is the 4768th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Gorakawela is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2138° N, 80.4703° E. Local names: ගොරකවෙල . 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 Gorakawela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gorakawela. - Dankoluwa 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 Gorakawela Named natural and historic features inside Gorakawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Naththawila 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 Gorakawela 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 Gorakawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank National Savings Bank · Weliwa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26164&mlon=80.49125#map=17/6.26164/80.49125) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Hotel Sara Grand Residence · Dankoluwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20066&mlon=80.47644#map=17/6.20066/80.47644) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 6.8 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 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 5.4 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 - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - 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 Gorakawela?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gorakawela?Dankoluwa, Derangala, Kudagalahena, Pitabeddara and Thennahena - How many villages are in Gorakawela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gorakawela?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gorakawela?Rural Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gorakawela?National Savings Bank, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gorakawela?Commercial Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gorakawela?IOC Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gorakawela?LK3203115 (OCHA common operational dataset)