# Poddala GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division 

# Poddala

Poddala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.51 km²**.

- 0.5km²

## Where is Poddala?

Poddala 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 4 other GN divisions: [Adurathvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/adurathvila/), [Pannamaga](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/pannamaga/), [Penideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/penideniya/) and [Walpita South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/walpita-south/). By area it is the 12388th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Poddala is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1114° N, 80.2148° E. Local names: පෝද්දල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Poddala 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 Poddala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) 

Bank Hirimbura Rural Bank · Hirimburagama 4.9 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 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Wanduramba Fuel Station · Wanduramba 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) 

Hotel Heritage Samanthanna · Adurathvila 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12047&mlon=80.20344#map=17/6.12047/80.20344) 

Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) 

School Amarasooriya Vidyalaya · Pannamaga 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10647&mlon=80.22051#map=17/6.10647/80.22051) 

College Meepawala Amarasuriya College Auditorium · Pannamaga 0.8 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 5.1 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.

## 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
- Opatha
- Paliwathugoda
- Pannamaga
- Panvila
- Pelawatta
- Penideniya
- Silvagewatta
- Thotagoda
- Thunhiripana
- Uluvitike
- Wakwella
- Walawatta
- Watareka East

## Quick answers

- Where is Poddala?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Poddala?Adurathvila, Pannamaga, Penideniya and Walpita South
- What is the best time to visit Poddala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Poddala?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Poddala?Hirimbura Rural Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Poddala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poddala?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Poddala?LK3142005 (OCHA common operational dataset)