# Opatha GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/opatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Opatha Opatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.43 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Opatha? Opatha 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: [Gonapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/gonapura/), [Holuwagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/holuwagoda/), [Meepawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/meepawala/), [Penideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/penideniya/), [Uluvitike](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/uluvitike/) and [Wakwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/wakwella/). By area it is the 8565th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Opatha is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0930° N, 80.2100° E. Local names: ඕපාත . 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 Opatha Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Opatha. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 17 m above sea level (median 17 m). - Holuwagoda - Kalugala - Wakwella 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 Opatha 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 Opatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) Bank Hirimbura Rural Bank · Hirimburagama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06751&mlon=80.21736#map=17/6.06751/80.21736) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Maco Filling Station (Sinopec) · Deddugoda South 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05867&mlon=80.21829#map=17/6.05867/80.21829) Hotel Owinmo Hotel and Reception Hall · Uluvitike 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08396&mlon=80.21441#map=17/6.08396/80.21441) Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) School Pubudu Pre School · Hapugala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08693&mlon=80.20131#map=17/6.08693/80.20131) College Meepawala Amarasuriya College Auditorium · Pannamaga 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10658&mlon=80.21966#map=17/6.10658/80.21966) Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 3.3 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 Opatha Places mapped inside Opatha in open map data, by type. - 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 Bope-Poddala DS Division - Abeysundarawatta - Addaragoda - Ambagahawatta - Bangalawatta - Baswatta - Beraliyadola - Bokaramullagoda - Galketiya - Godakanda - 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 - Paliwathugoda - Pannamaga - Panvila - Pelawatta - Penideniya - Poddala - Silvagewatta - Thotagoda - Thunhiripana - Uluvitike - Wakwella - Walawatta - Watareka East ## Quick answers - Where is Opatha?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Opatha?Gonapura, Holuwagoda, Meepawala, Penideniya, Uluvitike and Wakwella - How many villages are in Opatha?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Opatha?Settlements lie between 5 m and 17 m - What is the best time to visit Opatha?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Opatha?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Opatha?Hirimbura Rural Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Opatha?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Opatha?Maco Filling Station (Sinopec), about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Opatha?LK3142065 (OCHA common operational dataset)