# Kotavila South GN division, Weligama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kotavila-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division # Kotavila South Kotavila South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.6km² - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kotavila South? Kotavila South lies in [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/), [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: [Garanduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/garanduwa/), [Kamburugamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kamburugamuwa-north/), [Kotavila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kotavila-north/), [Kotavila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kotavila-west/) and [Thudella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/thudella/). By area it is the 5604th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Kotavila South is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9572° N, 80.4876° E. Local names: කොටවිල 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 Kotavila South Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kotavila South. - Kotavila - Medagoda 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 Kotavila South Named natural and historic features inside Kotavila South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Kotawila - Sindukandura 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 Kotavila South 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 Kotavila South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Korea Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital Complex · Kotavila West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96455&mlon=80.49360#map=17/5.96455/80.49360) Bank Divineguma Comunity Bank · Kamburugamuwa West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94092&mlon=80.49217#map=17/5.94092/80.49217) ATM ATM · Bandaramulla 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94364&mlon=80.46174#map=17/5.94364/80.46174) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Madiha West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94165&mlon=80.51114#map=17/5.94165/80.51114) Hotel Kiss Blossom · Garanduwa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94683&mlon=80.48467#map=17/5.94683/80.48467) Mall Prasad - The Fashion Square · Weliweriya West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94903&mlon=80.53680#map=17/5.94903/80.53680) School Kotawila Primary School · Kotavila North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96727&mlon=80.48459#map=17/5.96727/80.48459) College Thalaramba Sri Indrasara College · Thal Aramba South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.93903&mlon=80.47684#map=17/5.93903/80.47684) Police station Tourist Police Mirissa · Mirissa Udupila 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94452&mlon=80.46087#map=17/5.94452/80.46087) 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 Weligama DS Division - Aluth Weediya - Bandaramulla - Denuwala - Galbokka East - Galbokka West - Garanduwa - Gurubebila - Henwala East - Henwala West - Hetti Weediya - Kamburugamuwa North - Kamburugamuwa South - Kamburugamuwa West - Kapparathota North - Kapparathota South - Kohunugamuwa - Kotavila North - Kotavila West - Maha Weediya - Midigama East - Midigama North - Midigama West - Mirissa North - Mirissa South 1 - Mirissa South 2 - Mirissa Udumulla - Mirissa Udupila - Moodugamuwa East - Moodugamuwa West - Nidangala - Paranakade - Pathegama - Pelena North - Pelena South - Pelena West - Pitidoowa - Polwathumodara - Polwatta - Thal Aramba East - Thal Aramba North - Thal Aramba South - Thudella - Walana - Walliwala East - Walliwala South - Walliwala West - Wekada ## Quick answers - Where is Kotavila South?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotavila South?Garanduwa, Kamburugamuwa North, Kotavila North, Kotavila West and Thudella - How many villages are in Kotavila South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kotavila South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotavila South?Korea Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital Complex, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotavila South?Divineguma Comunity Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotavila South?ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotavila South?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kotavila South?LK3239090 (OCHA common operational dataset)