Polwathumodara

Polwathumodara is a village in Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province. Polwathumodara is situated nearby to the village Heanwala, as well as near Peleana.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mirissa railway station and Polwathumodara railway station.

Mirissa railway station

Railway station

Mirissa Railway Station is a railway station on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka. It is situated between Kamburugamuwa and Polwathumodara railway stations.

Polwathumodara railway station

Railway station

Polwathumodara railway station is a railway station on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka. It is situated between Mirissa and Weligama railway stations.

Taprobane Island, originally called "Galduwa", is a private island with one villa, located just off the southern coast of Sri Lanka opposite the village of Weligama. Taprobane Island is situated 3½ km west of Polwathumodara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weligama and Mirissa.

Weligama

Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weligama is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The name Weligama, literally means "sandy village" which refers to the area's sandy sweep bay.

Mirissa

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mirissa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Matara District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 150 kilometres south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 4 metres above sea level.

Polwathumodara

Type: Village with 5,000 residents
Category: locality
Location: Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.9647° or 5° 57′ 53″ north

Longitude

80.4562° or 80° 27′ 22″ east

Population

5,000

Elevation

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

6MQ2XF74+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3483738671

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

11988595

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