# Bakmeegama GN division, Gomarankadawala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/bakmeegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Gomarankadawala DS Division # Bakmeegama Bakmeegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gomarankadawala DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **18.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 18.0km² - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bakmeegama? Bakmeegama lies in [Gomarankadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Galkadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/galkadawala/), [Gomarankadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/gomarankadawala/), [Kalyanapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/kalyanapura/), [Medawachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/medawachchiya/) and [Pulikandikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/pulikandikulama/). By area it is the 559th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.9% of [Gomarankadawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/). The centre of Bakmeegama is about 233 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7038° N, 80.9864° E. Local names: බක්මීගම . 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 Bakmeegama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bakmeegama. - Pulikandiya 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 Bakmeegama Named natural and historic features inside Bakmeegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Kirindagama Wewa - Kuda Kirindagama Wewa - Kuda Kumbuk Wewa - Maha Kumbuk Wewa - Walendegaskadde Wewa ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Nawal Ulpota - Rankihiriya Ulpota 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 Bakmeegama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 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 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bakmeegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gomarankadawala Divisional Hospital · Gomarankadawala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68220&mlon=80.95337#map=17/8.68220/80.95337) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nilaveli 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67988&mlon=81.19503#map=17/8.67988/81.19503) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Nochchikulama 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64034&mlon=81.01311#map=17/8.64034/81.01311) Hotel SAVONROK Holiday Inn · Kumburupiddy East 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78749&mlon=81.12077#map=17/8.78749/81.12077) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School Gomarankadawala Maha Vidyalaya · Gomarankadawala 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67562&mlon=80.96429#map=17/8.67562/80.96429) College Languages and Communication studies -Trincomalee Campus · Nilaveli 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68347&mlon=81.19061#map=17/8.68347/81.19061) Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81900&mlon=81.09993#map=17/8.81900/81.09993) 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 Gomarankadawala DS Division - Galkadawala - Gomarankadawala - Kalyanapura - Kandamalawa - Kivulakadawala - Mailawewa - Medawachchiya - Pamburugaswewa - Pulikandikulama ## Quick answers - Where is Bakmeegama?In Gomarankadawala DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bakmeegama?Galkadawala, Gomarankadawala, Kalyanapura, Medawachchiya and Pulikandikulama - How many villages are in Bakmeegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bakmeegama?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bakmeegama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bakmeegama?Gomarankadawala Divisional Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bakmeegama?Bank of Ceylon, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bakmeegama?People's Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bakmeegama?Ceypetco, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bakmeegama?LK5309050 (OCHA common operational dataset)