# Walagedara South GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/walagedara-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Walagedara South Walagedara South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.01 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.0km² - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walagedara South? Walagedara South lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dewagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/dewagoda/), [Galmatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/galmatta/), [Ittapana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/ittapana-north/), [Ittapana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/ittapana-west/), [Kurudippita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kurudippita/), [Walagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/walagedara-north/) and [Warakatholla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/warakatholla/). By area it is the 4934th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Walagedara South is about 61 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4366° N, 80.0701° E. Local names: වලගෙදර 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). ## Villages and localities in Walagedara South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walagedara South. - Kurudippita 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 Walagedara South Named natural and historic features inside Walagedara South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Battagoda 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 Walagedara South and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Walagedara South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) Bank Cooperative Bank · Miriswatta 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42849&mlon=80.08795#map=17/6.42849/80.08795) ATM ATM · Nebada 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A · Henpita 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46789&mlon=80.07941#map=17/6.46789/80.07941) Hotel New Everest · Galmatta 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.45065&mlon=80.08541#map=17/6.45065/80.08541) Mall Global Holdings · Galmatta 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44967&mlon=80.08092#map=17/6.44967/80.08092) School Walagedara School · Galmatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44985&mlon=80.07992#map=17/6.44985/80.07992) College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) Police station Ittapana Police Station · Ittapana West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41944&mlon=80.08387#map=17/6.41944/80.08387) 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 Matugama DS Division - Aluthgamgoda - Andawala - Badugama - Badugama New Colony - Bondupitiya - Bopitiya East - Bopitiya West - Dewagoda - Dippita - Diyagala - Galmatta - Gurudola - Henegama - Henpita - Hiriketiya - Horawala - Horawala East - Horawala North - Horawala West - Iddagoda East - Iddagoda West - Indigasthuduwa - Keeranthidiya - Keppetiyagahalanda - Kolehekada - Kotagedara - Kurudippita - Ladduwa - Lewwanduwa East - Lewwanduwa North - Lewwanduwa West - Madawala - Mathugama East - Mathugama North - Mathugama South - Mathugama West - Meegama - Naravila - Navuttuduwa - Nugagahalanda - Ovitigala - Panthiya - Pussalamulla - Sandasirigama - Thalgasgoda - Thambaretiya - Walagedara North - Warakatholla - Welimanana - Welipenna East - North - Welipenna East - South - Welipenna West - Wettewa - Yatadolawatta East - Yatadolawatta West - Yattovita ## Quick answers - Where is Walagedara South?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walagedara South?Dewagoda, Galmatta, Ittapana North, Ittapana West, Kurudippita, Walagedara North and Warakatholla - How many villages are in Walagedara South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Walagedara South?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Walagedara South?Ittapana District Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walagedara South?Cooperative Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walagedara South?ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walagedara South?Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walagedara South?LK1330265 (OCHA common operational dataset)