# Kahawegammedda GN division, Bentota DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Kahawegammedda

Kahawegammedda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.77 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kahawegammedda?

Kahawegammedda 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 4 other GN divisions: [Akadegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/akadegoda/), [Doowemodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/balapitiya/doowemodara/), [Habakkala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/habakkala/) and [Warakamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/warakamulla/). 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 Kahawegammedda is about 66 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3625° N, 80.0184° E. Local names: කහවෙගම්මැද්ද .

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 Kahawegammedda

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kahawegammedda. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 22 m above sea level (median 13 m).

- Irosigoda
- Maha Induruwa
- Oligoda
- Warakamulla

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 Kahawegammedda 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 Kahawegammedda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kosgoda Hospital · Kosgoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33646&mlon=80.02965#map=17/6.33646/80.02965) 

Bank BOC Ahungalla · Middaramulla 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31536&mlon=80.03492#map=17/6.31536/80.03492) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda · Nape 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33759&mlon=80.02972#map=17/6.33759/80.02972) 

Hotel Moi Induruwa by DBI · Kahawegammedda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36174&mlon=80.01478#map=17/6.36174/80.01478) 

Mall Basaar · Pahurumulla 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42352&mlon=79.99698#map=17/6.42352/79.99698) 

School Rainbow Preschool Maha Induruwa · Habakkala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36492&mlon=80.01344#map=17/6.36492/80.01344) 

College Ahungalla Rajapaksha College · Ahungalla 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31356&mlon=80.03419#map=17/6.31356/80.03419) 

Police station Kosgoda · Kosgoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33534&mlon=80.03036#map=17/6.33534/80.03036) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kahawegammedda

Places mapped inside Kahawegammedda in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Bentota DS Division

- Akadegoda
- Angagoda
- Athuruwella
- Bodhimaluwa
- Dedduwa
- Delkabalagoda
- Dombagahawatta
- Dope
- Elakaka
- Etawalawatta East
- Etawalawatta West
- Ethungagoda
- Galagama
- Galbada
- Galthuduwa
- Gonagalapura
- Habakkala
- Haburugala
- Hipanwatta
- Hunganthota Wadumulla
- Ihala Malawala
- Kahagalla
- 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 Kahawegammedda?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kahawegammedda?Akadegoda, Doowemodara, Habakkala and Warakamulla
- How many villages are in Kahawegammedda?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kahawegammedda?Settlements lie between 7 m and 22 m
- What is the best time to visit Kahawegammedda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kahawegammedda?Kosgoda Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kahawegammedda?BOC Ahungalla, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kahawegammedda?ATM, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahawegammedda?IOC Fuel Station, Kosgoda, about 3.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kahawegammedda?LK3103160 (OCHA common operational dataset)