# Bodhimaluwa GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/bodhimaluwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Bodhimaluwa

Bodhimaluwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.77 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bodhimaluwa?

Bodhimaluwa lies in [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/), [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: [Andawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/andawala/), [Dope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dope/), [Hunganthota Wadumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/hunganthota-wadumulla/), [Kommala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/kommala/) and [Warapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/warapitiya/). By area it is the 11131st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Bodhimaluwa is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4236° N, 80.0212° E. Local names: බෝධිමළුව .

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 Bodhimaluwa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bodhimaluwa.

- Bodimaluwa

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 Bodhimaluwa 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 Bodhimaluwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bentota Medical center · Angagoda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41870&mlon=80.00297#map=17/6.41870/80.00297) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Dharga Town East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44127&mlon=80.01345#map=17/6.44127/80.01345) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Aluthgama West 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43062&mlon=79.99912#map=17/6.43062/79.99912) 

Hotel Nisala Arana · Kommala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42789&mlon=80.01987#map=17/6.42789/80.01987) 

Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) 

School Walagedara M V · Dope 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41645&mlon=80.01027#map=17/6.41645/80.01027) 

College Aluthgama College · Seenawatta 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43647&mlon=80.00253#map=17/6.43647/80.00253) 

Police station Bentota Police · Pahurumulla 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42216&mlon=79.99706#map=17/6.42216/79.99706) 

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 Bentota DS Division

- Akadegoda
- Angagoda
- Athuruwella
- Dedduwa
- Delkabalagoda
- Dombagahawatta
- Dope
- Elakaka
- Etawalawatta East
- Etawalawatta West
- Ethungagoda
- Galagama
- Galbada
- Galthuduwa
- Gonagalapura
- Habakkala
- Haburugala
- Hipanwatta
- Hunganthota Wadumulla
- Ihala Malawala
- Kahagalla
- Kahawegammedda
- Kaikawala
- Kandemulla
- Kolaniya
- Kommala
- Kotuwabendahena
- Kuda Uragaha
- Maha Uragaha
- Mahagoda
- Mahavila East
- Mahavila West
- Malawala
- Miriswatta
- Moragoda
- Mullegoda
- Olaganduwa
- Pahurumulla
- Pilekumbura
- Ranthotuvila
- Sinharoopagama
- Sooriyagama
- Thotakanatta
- Thunduwa East
- Thunduwa West
- Viyandoowa
- Warahena
- Warakamulla
- Yalegama
- Yathramulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Bodhimaluwa?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bodhimaluwa?Andawala, Dope, Hunganthota Wadumulla, Kommala and Warapitiya
- How many villages are in Bodhimaluwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bodhimaluwa?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bodhimaluwa?Bentota Medical center, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bodhimaluwa?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bodhimaluwa?ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bodhimaluwa?Ceypetco, about 2.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bodhimaluwa?LK3103025 (OCHA common operational dataset)