# Palalla GN division, Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/palalla/ Grama Niladhari division · Welipitiya DS Division # Palalla Palalla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.33 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.3km² - 1mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palalla? Palalla 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 11 other GN divisions: [Aluth Weediya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/aluth-weediya/), [Borala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/borala/), [Jamburegoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jamburegoda-east/), [Jamburegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jamburegoda-west/), [Kohunugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kohunugamuwa/), [Maduragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/maduragoda/), [Moodugamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/moodugamuwa-east/), [Padili Kokmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/padili-kokmaduwa/), [Sahabandu Kokmaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/sahabandu-kokmaduwa/), [Watagedaramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/watagedaramulla/) and [Welipitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/welipitiya/). By area it is the 4491st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Welipitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/). The centre of Palalla is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9989° N, 80.4301° E. Local names: පලල්ල . 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 Palalla Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Palalla. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 10 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Bangamawaduwa - Munamalpe - Palalla - Waduborella - Wattakgoda 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). ## Weather in Palalla 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 Palalla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 2.9 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 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97678&mlon=80.42748#map=17/5.97678/80.42748) ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) Petrol pump IOC · Galbokka East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) Hotel Maneesha Guest House · Moodugamuwa East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98872&mlon=80.42300#map=17/5.98872/80.42300) Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School Arfa Central College · Aluth Weediya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98140&mlon=80.42933#map=17/5.98140/80.42933) College CCAS Colombo Campus · Sahabandu Kokmaduwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02375&mlon=80.42714#map=17/6.02375/80.42714) Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 2.9 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 Palalla Places mapped inside Palalla in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 - Ibbawala - Jamburegoda East - Jamburegoda West - Jayawickramapura - Kapuwatta - Kokmaduwa North - Maduragoda - Meeruppa - Moonamalpe - Nalawana - Nivithiwelbokka - Padili Kokmaduwa - 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 Palalla?In Welipitiya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palalla?Aluth Weediya, Borala, Jamburegoda East, Jamburegoda West, Kohunugamuwa, Maduragoda, Moodugamuwa East, Padili Kokmaduwa, Sahabandu Kokmaduwa, Watagedaramulla and Welipitiya - How many villages are in Palalla?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Palalla?Settlements lie between 10 m and 10 m - What is the best time to visit Palalla?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Palalla?Weligama District Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palalla?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palalla?Sampath Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palalla?IOC, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palalla?LK3221145 (OCHA common operational dataset)