# Godakanda GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/godakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Godakanda Godakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.50 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 7mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Godakanda? Godakanda lies in [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/), [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: [Bangalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/bangalawatta/), [Deddugoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/deddugoda-north/), [Galketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/galketiya/), [Hirimburagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/hirimburagama/), [Holuwagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/holuwagoda/) and [Karapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/karapitiya/). By area it is the 12434th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Godakanda is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0740° N, 80.2215° E. Local names: ගොඩකන්ද . 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 Godakanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Godakanda. - Bokaramulla 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 Godakanda 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 Godakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital AHS Hostel (university of ruhuna) · Godakanda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06941&mlon=80.22371#map=17/6.06941/80.22371) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Godakanda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06742&mlon=80.22477#map=17/6.06742/80.22477) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Cepetco Fuel Station(24 hours open) · Deddugoda South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05867&mlon=80.21831#map=17/6.05867/80.21831) Hotel Amanda Villa · Galketiya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07509&mlon=80.22305#map=17/6.07509/80.22305) Mall Home Plus · Milidduwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04584&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.04584/80.22546) School Richard Pathirana Maha Vidyalaya · Bangalawatta 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07180&mlon=80.21884#map=17/6.07180/80.21884) College Allied Heath Science Building complex · Godakanda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07188&mlon=80.21971#map=17/6.07188/80.21971) Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 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 Godakanda Places mapped inside Godakanda in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels2 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies2 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 Bope-Poddala DS Division - Abeysundarawatta - Addaragoda - Ambagahawatta - Bangalawatta - Baswatta - Beraliyadola - Bokaramullagoda - Galketiya - Hapugala - Hirimburagama - Holuwagoda - Kahadoowawatta - Kalegana North - Kalegana South - Kapuhempala - Karapitiya - Kerenvila - Kithulampitiya - Kurunda - Kurunda Kanda - Labudoowa - Magadeniya - Mampitiya - Meepawala - Mulana East - Mulana West - Narawala - Navinna - Niladeniya - Opatha - Paliwathugoda - Pannamaga - Panvila - Pelawatta - Penideniya - Poddala - Silvagewatta - Thotagoda - Thunhiripana - Uluvitike - Wakwella - Walawatta - Watareka East ## Quick answers - Where is Godakanda?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Godakanda?Bangalawatta, Deddugoda North, Galketiya, Hirimburagama, Holuwagoda and Karapitiya - How many villages are in Godakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Godakanda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Godakanda?AHS Hostel (university of ruhuna), about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Godakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Godakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Godakanda?Cepetco Fuel Station(24 hours open), about 1.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Godakanda?1 mapped - How many banks are in Godakanda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Godakanda?LK3142130 (OCHA common operational dataset)