# Bothalegama GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/bothalegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Bothalegama Bothalegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bothalegama? Bothalegama lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Kirimetiyana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kirimetiyana-east/), [Kirimetiyana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kirimetiyana-north/), [Koswatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/koswatta-south/), [Meda Kottaramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/meda-kottaramulla/), [Morakele South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/morakele-south/) and [Sirigampala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/sirigampala-south/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Bothalegama is about 48 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3658° N, 79.8841° E. Local names: බෝතලේගම . 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 Bothalegama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bothalegama. - Botalegama - Bothalegama 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). ## Weather in Bothalegama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bothalegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunuwila Hospital · Lunuvila West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34868&mlon=79.86165#map=17/7.34868/79.86165) Bank peoples bank · Meda Kottaramulla 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37741&mlon=79.87499#map=17/7.37741/79.87499) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bothalegama · Bothalegama 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36390&mlon=79.88066#map=17/7.36390/79.88066) Hotel Avenra Gangaara Hotel · Wennappuwa North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35123&mlon=79.85070#map=17/7.35123/79.85070) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Al-khaeriya international pre school & daycare · Meda Kottaramulla 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37192&mlon=79.88209#map=17/7.37192/79.88209) College ESOFT Metro College - Wennappuwa · Wennappuwa West 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34105&mlon=79.84222#map=17/7.34105/79.84222) Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37451&mlon=79.89845#map=17/7.37451/79.89845) 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 Bothalegama Places mapped inside Bothalegama in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Dankotuwa DS Division - Dankotuwa East - Dankotuwa North - Dankotuwa South - Dankotuwa West - Dikwela - Etiyawala North - Etiyawala South - Godella - Gonavila North - Gonavila South - Haldanduwana North - Haldanduwana South - Haldanduwana West - Hundirapola - Ihala Bujjampola - Ihala Dummalakotuwa - Ihala Mohottimulla - Jankurawela - Kahatavila Part - Kahatavila West - Kaluwachchimulla - Katukenda East - Katukenda West - Kirimetiyana East - Kirimetiyana North - Kirimetiyana South - Kirimetiyana West - Lihiriyagama - Meda Gonavila - Meda Haldanduwana - Meda Katukenda - Meda Kirimetiyana - Mellawa - Metikotuwa - Morukkuliya - Motemulla - Pahala Bujjampola - Pahala Dummalakotuwa - Pahala Mohottimulla - Pansal Handiya - Pothuwatawana - Sendiriyamulla - Singakkuliya - Thamarakuliya - Thulawala - Yogiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Bothalegama?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bothalegama?Kirimetiyana East, Kirimetiyana North, Koswatta South, Meda Kottaramulla, Morakele South and Sirigampala South - How many villages are in Bothalegama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bothalegama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bothalegama?Lunuwila Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bothalegama?peoples bank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bothalegama?Kandawala, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bothalegama?Bothalegama, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Bothalegama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bothalegama?LK6248005 (OCHA common operational dataset)