# Kommala GN division, Bentota DS Division, Galle District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Bentota DS Division 

# Kommala

Kommala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.26 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 5mapped services
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kommala?

Kommala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Bodhimaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/bodhimaluwa/), [Dharga Town East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/dharga-town-east/), [Dope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/dope/), [Sinharoopagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/sinharoopagama/), [Warapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/warapitiya/) and [Yathramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/yathramulla/). By area it is the 9160th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Bentota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/). The centre of Kommala is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4299° N, 80.0174° E. Local names: කෝම්මල .

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 Kommala

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kommala. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 12 m above sea level (median 8 m).

- Hettiwatta
- Kommala
- Wadumulla

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 Kommala 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 Kommala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dharga Town Base Hospital · Dharga Town East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44053&mlon=80.01294#map=17/6.44053/80.01294) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Dharga Town East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44127&mlon=80.01345#map=17/6.44127/80.01345) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Aluthgama West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43062&mlon=79.99912#map=17/6.43062/79.99912) 

Hotel Good Karma Villa · Kommala 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43020&mlon=80.01641#map=17/6.43020/80.01641) 

Mall Glamour Gate · Ganegama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43440&mlon=79.99760#map=17/6.43440/79.99760) 

School Sngamitta Girls School · Aluthgama East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43202&mlon=80.00296#map=17/6.43202/80.00296) 

College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) 

Police station Aluthgama Police Station · Ganegama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43278&mlon=79.99788#map=17/6.43278/79.99788) 

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 Kommala

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

- Hotels4
- Restaurants1

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
- Kahawegammedda
- Kaikawala
- Kandemulla
- Kolaniya
- 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 Kommala?In Bentota DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kommala?Bodhimaluwa, Dharga Town East, Dope, Sinharoopagama, Warapitiya and Yathramulla
- How many villages are in Kommala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kommala?Settlements lie between 2 m and 12 m
- What is the best time to visit Kommala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kommala?Dharga Town Base Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kommala?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kommala?ATM, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kommala?Ceypetco, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kommala?LK3103020 (OCHA common operational dataset)