# Mahahengoda GN division, Baddegama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/mahahengoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division # Mahahengoda Mahahengoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.96 km²**. - 1.0km² ## Where is Mahahengoda? Mahahengoda 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: [Baddegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-east/), [Baddegama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-north/), [Baddegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-south/), [Boralukada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/boralukada/), [Pilagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/pilagoda/), [Sandarawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/sandarawala/), [Weihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/weihena/) and [Yahaladoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/yahaladoowa/). By area it is the 10358th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Mahahengoda is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1623° N, 80.1883° E. Local names: මහහේන්ගොඩ . 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 Mahahengoda Named natural and historic features inside Mahahengoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Mahena 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 Mahahengoda 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 Mahahengoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baddegama Hospital · Baddegama South 0.9 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 1.0 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Baddegama Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16951&mlon=80.17964#map=17/6.16951/80.17964) Hotel Rainbow Hotel & Restaurant · Baddegama Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17158&mlon=80.17464#map=17/6.17158/80.17464) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Genius International Preschool · Baddegama Town 0.8 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 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 1.9 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. ## 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 - Gothatuwa - Halpathota - Halpathota Central - Hemmeliya - Horagampita - Horagampita Central - Kasideniya - Keembiela - Keradewala - Kohombanadeniya - Kotagoda - Lelkada - Madoldoowa - 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 Mahahengoda?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahahengoda?Baddegama East, Baddegama North, Baddegama South, Boralukada, Pilagoda, Sandarawala, Weihena and Yahaladoowa - What is the best time to visit Mahahengoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahahengoda?Baddegama Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahahengoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahahengoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahahengoda?Ceypetco, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahahengoda?LK3127110 (OCHA common operational dataset)