# Nawagama GN division, Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/nawagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambalangoda DS Division # Nawagama Nawagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.28 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.3km² - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nawagama? Nawagama lies in [Ambalangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Batapola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/batapola-south/), [Batapola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/batapola-west/), [Diddeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/diddeliya/), [Domanvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/domanvila/), [Karuwalabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/karuwalabedda/), [Manampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/manampita/), [Nindana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/nindana/) and [Polhunnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/polhunnawa/). By area it is the 9086th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Ambalangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/). The centre of Nawagama is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2062° N, 80.1238° E. Local names: නවගම . 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 Nawagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nawagama. - Dehigambeda 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 Nawagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 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 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nawagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madampagama Rural Hospital · Wenamulla 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21273&mlon=80.06398#map=17/6.21273/80.06398) Bank Peoples Bank · Meetiyagoda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18996&mlon=80.09657#map=17/6.18996/80.09657) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Dilisha Auto Service · Meetiyagoda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19007&mlon=80.09698#map=17/6.19007/80.09698) Hotel The Leaf Cottage · Manampita 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20221&mlon=80.13610#map=17/6.20221/80.13610) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School G/Nindana Vidyalaya · Nindana 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21210&mlon=80.10751#map=17/6.21210/80.10751) College Meetiyagoda Primary School · Meetiyagoda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19104&mlon=80.09637#map=17/6.19104/80.09637) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17273&mlon=80.17488#map=17/6.17273/80.17488) 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 Ambalangoda DS Division - Batadoowa - Batapola Central - Batapola East - Batapola North - Batapola South - Batapola West - Diddeliya - Domanvila - Dorala - Eranavila - Godahena - Heppumulla - Hirewatta - Kaluwadumulla - Karittakanda - Keraminiya - Kobeithuduwa - Kondagala - Lewdoowa - Maha Ambalangoda - Meetiyagoda - Metiwala - Nindana - Okanda - Paniyandoowa - Patabendimulla - Polhunnawa - Polwatta - Poramba - Thalgasgoda - Thanipolgahalanga - Thilakapura - Udakerewa - Vilegoda - Walakada ## Quick answers - Where is Nawagama?In Ambalangoda DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nawagama?Batapola South, Batapola West, Diddeliya, Domanvila, Karuwalabedda, Manampita, Nindana and Polhunnawa - How many villages are in Nawagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nawagama?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Nawagama?Madampagama Rural Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nawagama?Peoples Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nawagama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawagama?Dilisha Auto Service, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nawagama?LK3133135 (OCHA common operational dataset)