# Sittaragoda GN division, Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division 

# Sittaragoda

Sittaragoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.24 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Sittaragoda?

Sittaragoda lies in [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/), [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: [Dikhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/dikhena/), [Ihala Omatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/ihala-omatta/), [Kellapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/kellapatha/) and [Ketandola Udovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/ketandola-udovita/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Sittaragoda is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3218° N, 80.2081° E. Local names: සිත්තරගොඩ .

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 Sittaragoda 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 Sittaragoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Himbutugoda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33881&mlon=80.22245#map=17/6.33881/80.22245) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Pitigala Filling Station · Kaluarachchigoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34618&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.34618/80.22546) 

Hotel Grand Umaya Hotel and Restaurant · Pitigala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34473&mlon=80.22145#map=17/6.34473/80.22145) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Amugoda Maha Vidyalaya · Amugoda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32147&mlon=80.21852#map=17/6.32147/80.21852) 

College Aurvada School · Igala East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) 

Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33524&mlon=80.22110#map=17/6.33524/80.22110) 

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 Elpitiya DS Division

- Ambana
- Ambana North
- Amugoda
- Atakohota
- Avittawa
- Batuwanhena
- Delpona
- Digala Nagahathenna
- Dikhena
- Ella
- Ella Thanabaddegama
- Elpitiya Central
- Elpitiya East
- Elpitiya North
- Elpitiya South
- Eramulla
- Goluwamulla
- Goluwamulla North
- Goluwamulla West
- Himbutugoda
- Igala
- Igala East
- Igala Thalawa
- Igala Thalawa East
- Ihala Omatta
- Indipalegoda
- Kahadoowa
- Kahadoowa South
- Kellapatha
- Ketandola Udovita
- Kudagala Kadirandola
- Mahawela Abhayapura
- Metiviliya
- Nawadagala
- Omatta
- Opatha
- Pahala Omatta
- Pelendagoda
- Pinikahana
- Pituwala North
- Pituwala South
- Pituwala West
- Poojagallena
- Rekadahena
- Thalagaspe
- Thalagaspe West
- Thibbotuwawa
- Wallambagala
- Wallambagala North
- Wathuruvila

## Quick answers

- Where is Sittaragoda?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Sittaragoda?Dikhena, Ihala Omatta, Kellapatha and Ketandola Udovita
- What is the best time to visit Sittaragoda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sittaragoda?Primary Health Care Centre, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sittaragoda?Commercial Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sittaragoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sittaragoda?Pitigala Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sittaragoda?LK3112100 (OCHA common operational dataset)