# Ganegama East GN division, Baddegama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ganegama-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division # Ganegama East Ganegama East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.92 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ganegama East? Ganegama East lies in [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Boralukada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/boralukada/), [Ganegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ganegama-south/), [Ganegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ganegama-west/), [Keembiela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/keembiela/), [Sandarawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/sandarawala/) and [Thilaka Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/thilaka-udagama/). By area it is the 7120th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Ganegama East is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1445° N, 80.1951° E. Local names: ගනේගම නැගෙනහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Ganegama East ### Nearby, outside Ganegama East - Tea factory Hill garden · attraction, Indurupathvila3.1 km - Ruhunu Aquarium Online Store · aquarium, Kotagoda4.4 km - Elephant riding · attraction, Hegoda6.5 km - PABLO Boutique · gallery, Gammaduwatta8.3 km - Kumarakanda Beach · beach, Modara Patuwatha8.8 km - Dodanduwa Beach III · beach, Karawegoda8.8 km - Dodanduwa Beach II · beach, Dodandoowa9.1 km - Surf Control - Surf School & Stuff · attraction, Wewala10 km - Hikkaduwa Coral Reaf · attraction, Wavulagoda West11 km - Turtle Beach · viewpoint, Pannamgoda11 km - Shark view point · viewpoint, Pannamgoda11 km - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama12 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ganegama East - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle22 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo83 km ### Nearest railway station Rathgama (Devinigoda), about 8.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ganegama East Named natural and historic features inside Ganegama East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Keembiya Ela ### Estates 2 estates. - Kitulgahagoda - Riverside 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 Ganegama East 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 Ganegama East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baddegama Hospital · Baddegama South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16142&mlon=80.18048#map=17/6.16142/80.18048) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Baddegama South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16565&mlon=80.18000#map=17/6.16565/80.18000) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Baddegama Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16951&mlon=80.17964#map=17/6.16951/80.17964) Hotel Echoing Dream Resort · Ganegama South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14115&mlon=80.17538#map=17/6.14115/80.17538) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Genius International Preschool · Baddegama Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16716&mlon=80.18276#map=17/6.16716/80.18276) College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 3.9 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ganegama East Places mapped inside Ganegama East in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Baddegama DS Division - Adurathvila - Baddegama East - Baddegama North - Baddegama South - Baddegama Town - Balagoda - Bataketiya - Boralukada - Dodangoda - Ellakanda Wathurawa - Ganegama North - Ganegama South - Ganegama West - Ginimellagaha East - Ginimellagaha South - Ginimellagaha West - Gonapura - Gothatuwa - Halpathota - Halpathota Central - Hemmeliya - Horagampita - Horagampita Central - Kasideniya - Keembiela - Keradewala - Kohombanadeniya - Kotagoda - Lelkada - Madoldoowa - Mahahengoda - Mahalapitiya - Majuwana - Nayapamula - Pahala Keembiya - Pilagoda - Pituwalgoda - Sandarawala - Thelikada - Thelikada Nagaraya - Thilaka Udagama - Walpita North - Walpita South - Warakapitikanda - Wavulagala - Weweldeniya - Yahaladoowa ## Quick answers - Where is Ganegama East?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ganegama East?Boralukada, Ganegama South, Ganegama West, Keembiela, Sandarawala and Thilaka Udagama - What is there to see in Ganegama East?Tea factory Hill garden, Ruhunu Aquarium Online Store, Elephant riding, PABLO Boutique - What time zone is Ganegama East in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Ganegama East?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Ganegama East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ganegama East?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ganegama East?Baddegama Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ganegama East?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ganegama East?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ganegama East?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ganegama East?LK3127145 (OCHA common operational dataset)