# Palatuwa GN division, Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/palatuwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Thihagoda DS Division 

# Palatuwa

Palatuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.31 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Palatuwa?

Palatuwa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Eduwa - Madurudoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/eduwa-madurudoowa/), [Elambathalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/elambathalagoda/), [Godagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/godagama/), [Hittatiya Meda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/hittatiya-meda/), [Malimbada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/malimbada-east/), [Malimbada South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/malimbada-south/), [Unella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/unella/) and [Watagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/watagedara/). By area it is the 8986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/). The centre of Palatuwa is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9840° N, 80.5241° E. Local names: පාලටුව .

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 Palatuwa 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 Palatuwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital bsr · Isadeen Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95411&mlon=80.52502#map=17/5.95411/80.52502) 

Bank Bank of Ceylone · Malimbada West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00972&mlon=80.51648#map=17/6.00972/80.51648) 

ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Kadeweediya South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94885&mlon=80.53911#map=17/5.94885/80.53911) 

Hotel LHK Hotel · Palatuwa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98186&mlon=80.52028#map=17/5.98186/80.52028) 

Mall Prasad - The Fashion Square · Weliweriya West 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94903&mlon=80.53680#map=17/5.94903/80.53680) 

School Gunaratana CentralCollege · Palatuwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98612&mlon=80.52127#map=17/5.98612/80.52127) 

College American College of Science and Humanities - ACSH Campus · Wewahamandoowa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96575&mlon=80.50781#map=17/5.96575/80.50781) 

Police station Police Station Malimbada · Malimbada West 3.0 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Palatuwa

Places mapped inside Palatuwa in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools1

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 Thihagoda DS Division

- Akkara Panaha
- Attudawa
- Attudawa West
- 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
- Polathugoda
- Thihagoda
- Thihagoda East
- Uduwa East
- Uduwa West
- Unella
- Watagedara
- Watagedara East
- Wellethota
- Yatiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Palatuwa?In Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palatuwa?Eduwa - Madurudoowa, Elambathalagoda, Godagama, Hittatiya Meda, Malimbada East, Malimbada South, Unella and Watagedara
- What is the best time to visit Palatuwa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palatuwa?bsr, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palatuwa?Bank of Ceylone, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palatuwa?Boc, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palatuwa?Lanka IOC, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palatuwa?LK3236190 (OCHA common operational dataset)