# Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/ Divisional Secretariat division · Matara District # Thihagoda DS Division Thihagoda DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **52.8 km²**. It is divided into 40 GN divisions. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 52.8km² - 40GN divisions - 17mapped services ## Where is Thihagoda DS Division? Thihagoda DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Devinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/devinuwara/), [Kaburupitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/), [Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/), [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/) and [Matara Four Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/). By area it is the 284th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/). The centre of Thihagoda DS Division is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0080° N, 80.5688° E. Local names: තිහගොඩ · திக்கொடை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Thihagoda DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Akkara Panaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/akkara-panaha/) 2.7 0 0 [Attudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/attudawa/) 1.6 0 0 [Attudawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/attudawa-west/) 1.4 3 0 [Bandattara 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/bandattara-1/) 2.3 4 0 [Bandattara 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/bandattara-2/) 0.9 2 1 [Batuvita 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/batuvita-1/) 2.0 1 0 [Batuvita 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/batuvita-2/) 1.5 6 2 [Dematahettigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/dematahettigoda/) 0.9 0 0 [Elambathalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/elambathalagoda/) 1.1 0 0 [Galbada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/galbada/) 1.6 2 0 [Kapudoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kapudoowa/) 0.3 0 0 [Kapudoowa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kapudoowa-east/) 1.7 6 0 [Kithalagama Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kithalagama-central/) 0.7 0 0 [Kithalagama East 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kithalagama-east-1/) 0.7 0 0 [Kithalagama East 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kithalagama-east-2/) 0.4 0 0 [Kithalagama East 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kithalagama-east-3/) 1.2 2 0 [Kithalagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kithalagama-west/) 0.8 0 0 [Komangoda 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/komangoda-1/) 0.7 0 0 [Komangoda 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/komangoda-2/) 1.4 0 1 [Kottawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/kottawatta/) 0.8 0 0 [Medauyangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/medauyangoda/) 2.3 3 1 [Nadugala 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/nadugala-1/) 1.9 1 0 [Nadugala 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/nadugala-2/) 1.2 0 0 [Naimbala 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/naimbala-1/) 1.1 0 0 [Naimbala 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/naimbala-2/) 1.2 0 0 [Narangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/narangala/) 2.3 1 0 [Pahala Vitiyala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-central/) 1.4 0 0 [Pahala Vitiyala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-east/) 1.2 0 1 [Pahala Vitiyala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-west/) 1.0 0 0 [Palatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/palatuwa/) 1.3 0 2 [Polathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/polathugoda/) 0.8 0 0 [Thihagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/thihagoda/) 0.5 0 0 [Thihagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/thihagoda-east/) 1.1 5 2 [Uduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/uduwa-east/) 1.1 0 0 [Uduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/uduwa-west/) 2.4 0 1 [Unella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/unella/) 1.1 4 1 [Watagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/watagedara/) 2.0 5 0 [Watagedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/watagedara-east/) 0.8 1 0 [Wellethota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/wellethota/) 1.4 2 2 [Yatiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/yatiyana/) 2.0 0 3 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Thihagoda DS Division Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Thihagoda DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 42 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Alutsalmulla - Angunna - Asiragoda - Aththudawa - Attudawa - Badulla - Bandaththara - Bandattara - Batuwila - Batuwita - Bisopattuwa - Dedowa - Diyagaha - Epalantuduwa - Ettalenadugala - Galaboda - Hatamune - Hathamune - Hewa Nadugala - Horunduwa - Kadedduwa - Kapuduwa - Kebedduwa - Keliduwa Yantrigoda - Kitalagama East - Komangoda - Lenaduwa - Maduruduwa - Magallagoda - Masmulla - Meda Uyangoda - Molodduwa - Naadugala - Narangala - Nariduwa - Pahala Vitiyala - Pahala Witiyala - Palatuwa - Pannina - Paranadugala - Pedigoda - Rilamulla - Talgahagoda - Thihagoda - Uduwe East - Uduwe West - Watagedara - Yatiyana 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 Thihagoda DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Thihagoda DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Badulla Oya - Batuwita Oya - Galtota Ela - Kanduweda Ela - Kirama Aru - Uda Aparekka Oya ### Estates 8 estates. - Andoled Uwa - Dedowa - Galaboda - Ittadenkele - Kendapola - Kitalabatgama - Nayimbala - Petanganawela 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 Thihagoda DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thihagoda DS Division Places mapped inside Thihagoda DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels5 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Thihagoda DS Division?In Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thihagoda DS Division?Devinuwara DS Division, Kaburupitiya DS Division, Kirinda Puhulwella DS Division, Malimbada DS Division and Matara Four Gravets DS Division - How many villages are in Thihagoda DS Division?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thihagoda DS Division?Settlements lie between 3 m and 42 m - What is the best time to visit Thihagoda DS Division?January to March and June to August - How many banks are in Thihagoda DS Division?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Thihagoda DS Division?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thihagoda DS Division?LK3236 (OCHA common operational dataset)