# Unella GN division, Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Thihagoda DS Division 

# Unella

Unella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.13 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 1mapped services
- 4 mtypical elevation

## Where is Unella?

Unella 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dematahettigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/dematahettigoda/), [Eduwa - Madurudoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/eduwa-madurudoowa/), [Elambathalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/elambathalagoda/), [Galpamuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/galpamuna/), [Malimbada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/malimbada-east/), [Malimbada South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/malimbada-south/) and [Palatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/palatuwa/). By area it is the 9681st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/). The centre of Unella is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9869° N, 80.5155° E. Local names: උනැල්ල .

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 Unella

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Unella. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 4 m above sea level (median 4 m).

- Kadedduwa
- Maduruduwa
- Masmulla
- Palatuwa

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 Unella 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 Unella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akkurugoda MOH · Kirimetimulla South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00847&mlon=80.50073#map=17/6.00847/80.50073) 

Bank Bank of Ceylone · Malimbada West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00972&mlon=80.51648#map=17/6.00972/80.51648) 

ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) 

Petrol pump Pamburana Fuel Station · Noope 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94640&mlon=80.53086#map=17/5.94640/80.53086) 

Hotel LHK Hotel · Palatuwa 0.8 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 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94903&mlon=80.53680#map=17/5.94903/80.53680) 

School Gunaratana CentralCollege · Palatuwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98612&mlon=80.52127#map=17/5.98612/80.52127) 

College Sulthanagoda Maha Vidyalaya · Sulthanagoda South 2.2 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 2.6 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 Unella

Places mapped inside Unella 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 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
- Palatuwa
- Polathugoda
- Thihagoda
- Thihagoda East
- Uduwa East
- Uduwa West
- Watagedara
- Watagedara East
- Wellethota
- Yatiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Unella?In Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Unella?Dematahettigoda, Eduwa - Madurudoowa, Elambathalagoda, Galpamuna, Malimbada East, Malimbada South and Palatuwa
- How many villages are in Unella?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Unella?Settlements lie between 4 m and 4 m
- What is the best time to visit Unella?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Unella?Akkurugoda MOH, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Unella?Bank of Ceylone, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Unella?Boc, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Unella?Pamburana Fuel Station, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Unella?LK3236195 (OCHA common operational dataset)