# Pelena South GN division, Weligama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-south/

Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division 

# Pelena South

Pelena South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.36 km²**. Open map data shows 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 22mapped services

## Where is Pelena South?

Pelena 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 3 other GN divisions: [Pelena North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-north/), [Pelena West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pelena-west/) and [Polwathumodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/polwathumodara/). By area it is the 13102nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Pelena South is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9676° N, 80.4507° E. Local names: පැලෑන 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).

## Weather in Pelena 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 Pelena South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Hospital · Mirissa South 2 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95312&mlon=80.45412#map=17/5.95312/80.45412) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank · Polwathumodara 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96551&mlon=80.45604#map=17/5.96551/80.45604) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Denipitiya Central 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98353&mlon=80.45248#map=17/5.98353/80.45248) 

Hotel Jaga Bay Resort · Pelena South 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96775&mlon=80.45103#map=17/5.96775/80.45103) 

Mall New Shopping Complex · Paranakade 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97437&mlon=80.42932#map=17/5.97437/80.42932) 

School Denipitiya Primary School · Denipitiya West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98116&mlon=80.45093#map=17/5.98116/80.45093) 

College Denipitiya Maha Viddyalaya · Denipitiya Central 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98009&mlon=80.45486#map=17/5.98009/80.45486) 

Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97314&mlon=80.42656#map=17/5.97314/80.42656) 

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 Pelena South

Places mapped inside Pelena South in open map data, by type.

- Hotels20
- Restaurants2

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 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 South
- 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 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 Pelena South?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pelena South?Pelena North, Pelena West and Polwathumodara
- What is the best time to visit Pelena South?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pelena South?Rural Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pelena South?Samurdhi Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pelena South?Sampath Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelena South?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pelena South?LK3239160 (OCHA common operational dataset)