# Attudawa West GN division, Thihagoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/attudawa-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Thihagoda DS Division # Attudawa West Attudawa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.38 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.4km² - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Attudawa West? Attudawa West lies in [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/), [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: [Attudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/attudawa/), [Elambathalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/elambathalagoda/), [Malimbada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/malimbada-east/), [Watagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/watagedara/) and [Watagedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/watagedara-east/). By area it is the 8744th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/). The centre of Attudawa West is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0008° N, 80.5315° E. Local names: අත්තුඩාව බටහිර . 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 Attudawa West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Attudawa West. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 20 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Attudawa - Talgahagoda - Watagedara 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 Attudawa West Named natural and historic features inside Attudawa West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ittadenkele 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 Attudawa West 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 Attudawa West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akkurugoda MOH · Kirimetimulla South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00847&mlon=80.50073#map=17/6.00847/80.50073) Bank Bank of Ceylone · Malimbada West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00972&mlon=80.51648#map=17/6.00972/80.51648) ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) Petrol pump Thihagoda Ceypetco · Thihagoda East 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01238&mlon=80.56609#map=17/6.01238/80.56609) Hotel Andromeda Resort · Wellethota 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01667&mlon=80.53329#map=17/6.01667/80.53329) Mall Prasad - The Fashion Square · Weliweriya West 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94903&mlon=80.53680#map=17/5.94903/80.53680) School Sri Sumedha Vidyalaya Ground · Malimbada North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00897&mlon=80.51870#map=17/6.00897/80.51870) College Sulthanagoda Maha Vidyalaya · Sulthanagoda South 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98225&mlon=80.49604#map=17/5.98225/80.49604) Police station Police Station Malimbada · Malimbada West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01056&mlon=80.51774#map=17/6.01056/80.51774) 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 Thihagoda DS Division - Akkara Panaha - Attudawa - Bandattara 1 - Bandattara 2 - Batuvita 1 - Batuvita 2 - Dematahettigoda - Elambathalagoda - Galbada - Kapudoowa - Kapudoowa East - Kithalagama Central - Kithalagama East 1 - Kithalagama East 2 - Kithalagama East 3 - Kithalagama West - Komangoda 1 - Komangoda 2 - Kottawatta - Medauyangoda - Nadugala 1 - Nadugala 2 - Naimbala 1 - Naimbala 2 - Narangala - Pahala Vitiyala Central - Pahala Vitiyala East - Pahala Vitiyala West - Palatuwa - Polathugoda - Thihagoda - Thihagoda East - Uduwa East - Uduwa West - Unella - Watagedara - Watagedara East - Wellethota - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Attudawa West?In Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Attudawa West?Attudawa, Elambathalagoda, Malimbada East, Watagedara and Watagedara East - How many villages are in Attudawa West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Attudawa West?Settlements lie between 20 m and 20 m - What is the best time to visit Attudawa West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Attudawa West?Akkurugoda MOH, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Attudawa West?Bank of Ceylone, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Attudawa West?Boc, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Attudawa West?Thihagoda Ceypetco, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Attudawa West?LK3236160 (OCHA common operational dataset)