# Gothatuwa GN division, Baddegama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/gothatuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division # Gothatuwa Gothatuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.83 km²**. - 0.8km² ## Where is Gothatuwa? Gothatuwa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Baddegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-south/), [Baddegama Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-town/), [Ganegama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ganegama-north/), [Halpathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/halpathota/) and [Halpathota Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/halpathota-central/). By area it is the 10896th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Gothatuwa is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1675° N, 80.1699° E. Local names: ගොතටුව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Gothatuwa Named natural and historic features inside Gothatuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gotetuwa 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 Gothatuwa 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 Gothatuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital · Baddegama South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16293&mlon=80.17946#map=17/6.16293/80.17946) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Baddegama Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16994&mlon=80.17905#map=17/6.16994/80.17905) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Baddegama Town 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16992&mlon=80.17945#map=17/6.16992/80.17945) Hotel Aradana · Halpathota 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17106&mlon=80.16553#map=17/6.17106/80.16553) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Chirst Church Boy's College · Baddegama Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17296&mlon=80.17711#map=17/6.17296/80.17711) College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 0.8 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 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 - Gonapura - 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 Gothatuwa?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gothatuwa?Baddegama South, Baddegama Town, Ganegama North, Halpathota and Halpathota Central - What is the best time to visit Gothatuwa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Gothatuwa?District Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gothatuwa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gothatuwa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gothatuwa?Co-op Filling Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gothatuwa?LK3127065 (OCHA common operational dataset)