# Ginimellagaha West GN division, Baddegama DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ginimellagaha-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division # Ginimellagaha West Ginimellagaha West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.1km² - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ginimellagaha West? Ginimellagaha West 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dodamkahavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/dodamkahavila/), [Ginimellagaha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ginimellagaha-east/), [Handaudumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/handaudumulla/), [Keradewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/keradewala/), [Lelkada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/lelkada/), [Madoldoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/madoldoowa/) and [Mawadavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/mawadavila/). By area it is the 9640th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Ginimellagaha West is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1341° N, 80.1591° E. Local names: ගිනිමැල්ලගහ බටහිර . 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 Ginimellagaha West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ginimellagaha West. - Lelkada 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 Ginimellagaha West 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 Ginimellagaha West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baddegama Hospital · Baddegama South 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16142&mlon=80.18048#map=17/6.16142/80.18048) Bank Peoples Bank · Arachchikanda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14124&mlon=80.13697#map=17/6.14124/80.13697) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Sinopec · Dodamkahavila 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14287&mlon=80.13827#map=17/6.14287/80.13827) Hotel Villa Kubura · Dodamkahavila 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13898&mlon=80.14526#map=17/6.13898/80.14526) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Genius International Preschool · Baddegama Town 4.5 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 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 4.6 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 Baddegama DS Division - Adurathvila - Baddegama East - Baddegama North - Baddegama South - Baddegama Town - Balagoda - Bataketiya - Boralukada - Dodangoda - Ellakanda Wathurawa - Ganegama East - Ganegama North - Ganegama South - Ganegama West - Ginimellagaha East - Ginimellagaha South - 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 Ginimellagaha West?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ginimellagaha West?Dodamkahavila, Ginimellagaha East, Handaudumulla, Keradewala, Lelkada, Madoldoowa and Mawadavila - How many villages are in Ginimellagaha West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ginimellagaha West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ginimellagaha West?Baddegama Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ginimellagaha West?Peoples Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ginimellagaha West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ginimellagaha West?Sinopec, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ginimellagaha West?LK3127165 (OCHA common operational dataset)