# Warakatholla GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/warakatholla/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Warakatholla Warakatholla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.50 km²**. - 4.5km² ## Where is Warakatholla? Warakatholla 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 9 other GN divisions: [Dewagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/dewagoda/), [Indigasthuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/indigasthuduwa/), [Keeranthidiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/keeranthidiya/), [Kolehekada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kolehekada/), [Ladduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/ladduwa/), [Nugagahalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/nugagahalanda/), [Pussalamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/pussalamulla/), [Walagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/walagedara-north/) and [Walagedara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/walagedara-south/). By area it is the 3300th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Warakatholla is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4460° N, 80.0607° E. Local names: වරකතොල්ල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Warakatholla Named natural and historic features inside Warakatholla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Meegama - Nellunuyana 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 Warakatholla 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 Warakatholla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) Bank Cooperative Bank · Miriswatta 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42849&mlon=80.08795#map=17/6.42849/80.08795) ATM ATM · Nebada 17 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 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46789&mlon=80.07941#map=17/6.46789/80.07941) Hotel New Everest · Galmatta 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.45065&mlon=80.08541#map=17/6.45065/80.08541) Mall Global Holdings · Galmatta 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44967&mlon=80.08092#map=17/6.44967/80.08092) School Walagedara School · Galmatta 2.2 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 5.4 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 3.9 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 - Walagedara South - Welimanana - Welipenna East - North - Welipenna East - South - Welipenna West - Wettewa - Yatadolawatta East - Yatadolawatta West - Yattovita ## Quick answers - Where is Warakatholla?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Warakatholla?Dewagoda, Indigasthuduwa, Keeranthidiya, Kolehekada, Ladduwa, Nugagahalanda, Pussalamulla, Walagedara North and Walagedara South - What is the best time to visit Warakatholla?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Warakatholla?Ittapana District Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Warakatholla?Cooperative Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Warakatholla?ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Warakatholla?Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Warakatholla?LK1330215 (OCHA common operational dataset)