# Borala GN division, Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/borala/ Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division # Borala Borala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.69 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Borala? Borala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ibbawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/ibbawala/), [Jamburegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jamburegoda-west/), [Midigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/midigama-north/), [Moodugamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/moodugamuwa-east/), [Moodugamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/moodugamuwa-west/), [Palalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/palalla/) and [Pathegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pathegama/). By area it is the 7773rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Borala is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9963° N, 80.4128° E. Local names: බොරාල . 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 Borala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Borala. - Moodugamuawa 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 Borala Named natural and historic features inside Borala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Lynwood 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 Borala 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 Borala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Hetti Weediya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97678&mlon=80.42748#map=17/5.97678/80.42748) ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) Petrol pump IOC · Galbokka East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) Hotel Villa Lake Mountain · Borala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99697&mlon=80.40919#map=17/5.99697/80.40919) Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School Primary School · Ibbawala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00213&mlon=80.40608#map=17/6.00213/80.40608) College Sidhartha College · Paranakade 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97408&mlon=80.42380#map=17/5.97408/80.42380) Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 3.0 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 Borala Places mapped inside Borala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Welipitiya DS Division - Bathalahena - Beraleliya - 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 Borala?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Borala?Ibbawala, Jamburegoda West, Midigama North, Moodugamuwa East, Moodugamuwa West, Palalla and Pathegama - How many villages are in Borala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Borala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Borala?Weligama District Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Borala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Borala?Sampath Bank, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Borala?IOC, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Borala?LK3221165 (OCHA common operational dataset)