# Bedirekka GN division, Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/bedirekka/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahaoya DS Division # Bedirekka Bedirekka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **14.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14.9km² - 1mapped services - 91 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bedirekka? Bedirekka lies in [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Aranthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/aranthalawa/), [Bogamuyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/bogamuyaya/), [Poolawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/poolawala/), [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/samagipura/) and [Unuwathura Bubula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/unuwathura-bubula/). By area it is the 714th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Mahaoya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/). The centre of Bedirekka is about 184 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5750° N, 81.3865° E. Local names: බැදිරැක්ක . 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 Bedirekka Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bedirekka. - Bedirekka - Ellare 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 Bedirekka Named natural and historic features inside Bedirekka, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Bendirekka Wewa - Maha Oya 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 Bedirekka and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bedirekka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maha Oya Base Hospital · Mahaoya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53095&mlon=81.35558#map=17/7.53095/81.35558) Bank Samurthi Bank Koppavelli · Koppavely 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60407&mlon=81.48809#map=17/7.60407/81.48809) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump LANKA IOC · Padiyathalawa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41029&mlon=81.24378#map=17/7.41029/81.24378) Hotel Lake View Unnichchai · Unnichchai 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61964&mlon=81.54787#map=17/7.61964/81.54787) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Bedirekka Vidyalaya · Bedirekka 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56631&mlon=81.38572#map=17/7.56631/81.38572) College Kandegama Sagaramathie Piriwena · Kandegama 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68136&mlon=81.21709#map=17/7.68136/81.21709) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53107&mlon=81.35640#map=17/7.53107/81.35640) 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 Bedirekka Places mapped inside Bedirekka in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mahaoya DS Division - Aranthalawa - Bogamuyaya - Borapola - Dambadeniya - Iddapola - Kekirihena - Kelavinna - Kudaharasgala - Lahugala - Mahaoya - Pollebedda - Poolawala - Samagipura - Tempitiya - Thepelpola - Unuwathura Bubula ## Quick answers - Where is Bedirekka?In Mahaoya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bedirekka?Aranthalawa, Bogamuyaya, Poolawala, Samagipura and Unuwathura Bubula - How many villages are in Bedirekka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bedirekka?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bedirekka?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bedirekka?Maha Oya Base Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bedirekka?Samurthi Bank Koppavelli, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bedirekka?Peoples Bank ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bedirekka?LANKA IOC, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bedirekka?LK5209020 (OCHA common operational dataset)