# Kiriwelkele South GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division 

# Kiriwelkele South

Kiriwelkele South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.90 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 1mapped services
- 204 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kiriwelkele South?

Kiriwelkele South 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: [Derangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/derangala/), [Kiriwelkele North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kiriwelkele-north/), [Kudagalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kudagalahena/), [Weerapana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-east/) and [Weerapana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-north/). By area it is the 7174th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Kiriwelkele South is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2413° N, 80.4500° E. Local names: කිරිවැල්කැලේ දකුණ .

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 Kiriwelkele South

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

- Derangala Colony Second Track

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 Kiriwelkele South and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 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 26 79 

Mar 27 107 

Apr 27 182 

May 27 194 

Jun 26 106 

Jul 26 89 

Aug 26 115 

Sep 26 161 

Oct 26 231 

Nov 26 285 

Dec 25 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kiriwelkele South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank,Opatha. · Opatha East 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25954&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.25954/80.41540) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) 

Hotel Mangala Hotel-Rambukkana · Kosnilgoda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23954&mlon=80.47477#map=17/6.23954/80.47477) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) 

School MR/Morwaka K.V. · Alapaladeniya South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28039&mlon=80.44349#map=17/6.28039/80.44349) 

College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) 

Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 4.4 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kiriwelkele South

Places mapped inside Kiriwelkele South in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 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
- Gorakawela
- Ihala Ainagama
- Kaduruwana
- Kalubovitiyana
- Kiriwelkele North
- 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 Kiriwelkele South?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kiriwelkele South?Derangala, Kiriwelkele North, Kudagalahena, Weerapana East and Weerapana North
- How many villages are in Kiriwelkele South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kiriwelkele South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kiriwelkele South?Rural Hospital, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kiriwelkele South?Samurdhi Bank,Opatha., about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kiriwelkele South?Commercial Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kiriwelkele South?IOC Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kiriwelkele South?LK3203100 (OCHA common operational dataset)