# Ibbawala GN division, Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/ibbawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division # Ibbawala Ibbawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.76 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 1mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ibbawala? Ibbawala 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: [Borala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/borala/), [Ellalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/imaduwa/ellalagoda/), [Jamburegoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jamburegoda-east/), [Jamburegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jamburegoda-west/), [Midigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/midigama-north/) and [Vilegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/vilegoda/). By area it is the 7558th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Ibbawala is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0054° N, 80.4051° E. Local names: ඉබ්බාවල . 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 Ibbawala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ibbawala. - Kapukotuwa - Wilegoda 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 Ibbawala Named natural and historic features inside Ibbawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Mulane 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 Ibbawala 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 Ibbawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) Bank Peoples Bank · Imaduwa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03539&mlon=80.38945#map=17/6.03539/80.38945) 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 IOC · Galbokka East 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) Hotel Villa Lake Mountain · Borala 1.0 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 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School Primary School · Ibbawala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00213&mlon=80.40608#map=17/6.00213/80.40608) College CCAS Colombo Campus · Sahabandu Kokmaduwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02375&mlon=80.42714#map=17/6.02375/80.42714) Police station Imaduwa police post · Imaduwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03711&mlon=80.38886#map=17/6.03711/80.38886) 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 Ibbawala Places mapped inside Ibbawala in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Borala - Denipitiya Central - Denipitiya East - Denipitiya West - Hallala - 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 Ibbawala?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ibbawala?Borala, Ellalagoda, Jamburegoda East, Jamburegoda West, Midigama North and Vilegoda - How many villages are in Ibbawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ibbawala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ibbawala?Weligama District Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ibbawala?Peoples Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ibbawala?Sampath Bank, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ibbawala?IOC, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ibbawala?LK3221155 (OCHA common operational dataset)