# Gonapura GN division, Baddegama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/gonapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division # Gonapura Gonapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.48 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.5km² - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gonapura? Gonapura 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 8 other GN divisions: [Balagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/balagoda/), [Horagampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/horagampita/), [Horagampita Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/horagampita-central/), [Opatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/opatha/), [Penideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/penideniya/), [Wakwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/wakwella/), [Walpita North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/walpita-north/) and [Walpita South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/walpita-south/). By area it is the 5857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Gonapura is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1062° N, 80.1974° E. Local names: ගෝනපුර . 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 Gonapura Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gonapura. - Gonapure - Opata 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 Gonapura 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 Gonapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) Bank Hirimbura Rural Bank · Hirimburagama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06751&mlon=80.21736#map=17/6.06751/80.21736) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Boossa Filling Station · Boossa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07203&mlon=80.16217#map=17/6.07203/80.16217) Hotel Heritage Samanthanna · Adurathvila 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12047&mlon=80.20344#map=17/6.12047/80.20344) Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) School Pubudu Pre School · Hapugala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08693&mlon=80.20131#map=17/6.08693/80.20131) College Meepawala Amarasuriya College Auditorium · Pannamaga 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10658&mlon=80.21966#map=17/6.10658/80.21966) Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 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 - Ginimellagaha West - 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 Gonapura?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gonapura?Balagoda, Horagampita, Horagampita Central, Opatha, Penideniya, Wakwella, Walpita North and Walpita South - How many villages are in Gonapura?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gonapura?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Gonapura?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gonapura?Hirimbura Rural Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gonapura?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonapura?Boossa Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gonapura?LK3127290 (OCHA common operational dataset)