# Athale GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/athale/

Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division 

# Athale

Athale is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.67 km²**.

- 3.7km²

## Where is Athale?

Athale lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Boralugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/boralugoda/), [Hedigalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/hedigalla/), [Ingurudaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/ingurudaluwa/) and [Kalugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kalugala/). By area it is the 4100th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Athale is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4509° N, 80.2758° E. Local names: අතලේ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Athale 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 Athale

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Baduraliya Divisional Hospital · Baduraliya 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51421&mlon=80.23294#map=17/6.51421/80.23294) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pelawatta West North 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40557&mlon=80.21578#map=17/6.40557/80.21578) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Pelawaththa Filling Station · Pelawatta 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39972&mlon=80.21870#map=17/6.39972/80.21870) 

Hotel New Nadeesha Hotel · Diggoda 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51122&mlon=80.24438#map=17/6.51122/80.24438) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School SCHOOL · Thiniyawala 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41429&mlon=80.33621#map=17/6.41429/80.33621) 

College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) 

Police station Meegahathenna Police Station · Mallawachchigoda Gangabada 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43684&mlon=80.19432#map=17/6.43684/80.19432) 

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 Palindanuwara DS Division

- Addaragoda
- Ambegoda
- Athwelthota
- Baduraliya
- Bampara
- Batagodavila
- Batahena
- Bellana
- Bellana East
- Bollunna
- Boralugoda
- Diganna
- Diggoda
- Galahitiya
- Hedigalla
- Ilukpatha
- Ingurudaluwa
- Kalugala
- Kalukandawa
- Kamburawala
- Kapugama
- Kapugedara
- Kelinkanda
- Kelinkanda Colony
- Kosgulana
- Lathpandura
- Lathpandura East
- Magura East
- Magura West
- Maragahadeniya
- Midalana
- Midalana West
- Morapitiya
- Morapitiya North
- Morapitiya South
- Pelenda
- Pelenda West
- Penigala
- Thiniyawala
- Viharagama
- Walakada
- Yakupitiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Athale?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Athale?Boralugoda, Hedigalla, Ingurudaluwa and Kalugala
- What is the best time to visit Athale?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Athale?Baduraliya Divisional Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Athale?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Athale?ATM, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athale?Pelawaththa Filling Station, about 8.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Athale?LK1336185 (OCHA common operational dataset)