# Bathalahena GN division, Welipitiya DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division 

# Bathalahena

Bathalahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.57 km²**.

- 1.6km²

## Where is Bathalahena?

Bathalahena lies in [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Hallala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/hallala/), [Kokmaduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/kokmaduwa-north/), [Penetiyana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/penetiyana-east/), [Penetiyana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/penetiyana-west/), [Sahabandu Kokmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/sahabandu-kokmaduwa/) and [Wellana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/wellana/). By area it is the 8137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Bathalahena is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0254° N, 80.4506° E. Local names: බතලහේන .

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 Bathalahena 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 Bathalahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akkurugoda MOH · Kirimetimulla South 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00847&mlon=80.50073#map=17/6.00847/80.50073) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 8.7 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 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98353&mlon=80.45248#map=17/5.98353/80.45248) 

Hotel Sevonrich Hotel · Beraleliya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01146&mlon=80.44655#map=17/6.01146/80.44655) 

Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) 

School නිමලව කණිෂ්ඨ විද්‍යාලය · Nimalawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04894&mlon=80.44865#map=17/6.04894/80.44865) 

College Udukawa primary School · Udukawa South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01324&mlon=80.46666#map=17/6.01324/80.46666) 

Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 6.4 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.

## Other GN divisions in Welipitiya DS Division

- Beraleliya
- Borala
- Denipitiya Central
- Denipitiya East
- Denipitiya West
- Hallala
- Ibbawala
- Jamburegoda East
- Jamburegoda West
- Jayawickramapura
- Kapuwatta
- Kokmaduwa North
- Maduragoda
- Meeruppa
- Moonamalpe
- Nalawana
- Nivithiwelbokka
- Padili Kokmaduwa
- Palalla
- Penetiyana East
- Penetiyana West
- Poramba Kananke North
- Poramba Kananke South
- Puhulahena
- Sahabandu Kokmaduwa
- Udukawa North
- Udukawa South
- Uruvitiya
- Vilegoda
- Wahala Kananke North
- Wahala Kananke South
- Warakapitiya East
- Warakapitiya North
- Warakapitiya South
- Watagedaramulla
- Welipitiya
- Wellana

## Quick answers

- Where is Bathalahena?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bathalahena?Hallala, Kokmaduwa North, Penetiyana East, Penetiyana West, Sahabandu Kokmaduwa and Wellana
- What is the best time to visit Bathalahena?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bathalahena?Akkurugoda MOH, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bathalahena?Peoples Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bathalahena?Sampath Bank, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bathalahena?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bathalahena?LK3221070 (OCHA common operational dataset)