# Bope West GN division, Galle 4 Gravets DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/bope-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Galle 4 Gravets DS Division # Bope West Bope West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.61 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped service - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bope West? Bope West lies in [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bope East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/bope-east/), [Bope North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/bope-north/), [Kumbalwella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/kumbalwella-south/), [Mahamodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/mahamodara/) and [Siyambalagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/siyambalagahawatta/). By area it is the 11887th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/). The centre of Bope West is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 1.4 km from Galle, the main town of Galle 4 Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 6.0501° N, 80.1988° E. Local names: බෝපෙ බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Bope West ### Nearby, outside Bope West - Sea turtle hatchery mahamodara · attraction, Siyambalagahawatta1.0 km - Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity · memorial, Kaluwella2.6 km - Anagarika Dharmapala · memorial, Kaluwella2.6 km - The Star Bastion · archaeological site, Fort2.8 km - War Heroes Statue · monument, Cheena Koratuwa2.8 km - The Moon Bastion · archaeological site, Fort2.9 km - Memorial Pillar · memorial, Fort2.9 km - The Aeolus Bastion · archaeological site, Fort2.9 km - The Sun Bastion · archaeological site, Fort3.0 km - Ramasinghe Premadasa · memorial, Fort3.0 km - Clippenburg Bastion · archaeological site, Fort3.1 km - National Museum Fort · museum, Fort3.1 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Bope West - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle15 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo92 km ### Nearest railway station Richmond Hill (Bope East), about 0.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Bope West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bope West. - Bope - Oganagoda 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 Bope West 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 Bope West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital General Hospital Mahamodara · Mahamodara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03845&mlon=80.20514#map=17/6.03845/80.20514) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Siyambalagahawatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04860&mlon=80.19489#map=17/6.04860/80.19489) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Galwadugoda 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04898&mlon=80.21034#map=17/6.04898/80.21034) Hotel theDream - bed&breakfast · Bope East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05075&mlon=80.20121#map=17/6.05075/80.20121) Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) School Rippon Girls' College · Richmond Kanda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05266&mlon=80.20344#map=17/6.05266/80.20344) College American College of Higher Education [Galle Campus] · Bataganvila 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05270&mlon=80.20834#map=17/6.05270/80.20834) Police station Genius English Academy · Kandewatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04017&mlon=80.21345#map=17/6.04017/80.21345) 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 Bope West Places mapped inside Bope West in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Galle 4 Gravets DS Division - Bataganvila - Bope East - Bope North - Cheena Koratuwa - Dadalla East - Dadalla West - Dangedara East - Dangedara West - Deddugoda North - Deddugoda South - Dewata - Dewathura - Ettiligoda South - Fort - Galwadugoda - Ginthota East - Ginthota West - Kaluwella - Kandewatta - Katugoda - Kongaha - Kumbalwella North - Kumbalwella South - Kurunduwatta - Madapathala - Madawalamulla North - Madawalamulla South - Magalla - Maha Hapugala - Mahamodara - Maitipe - Makuluwa - Maligaspe - Milidduwa - Minuwangoda - Osanagoda - Pettigalawatta - Piyadigama - Pokunawatta - Richmond Kanda - Sanghamittapura - Siyambalagahawatta - Thalapitiya - Ukwatta East - Ukwatta West - Walawwatta - Welipatha - Welipitimodara - Weliwatta ## Quick answers - Where is Bope West?In Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bope West?Bope East, Bope North, Kumbalwella South, Mahamodara and Siyambalagahawatta - What is there to see in Bope West?Sea turtle hatchery mahamodara, Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity, Anagarika Dharmapala, The Star Bastion - What time zone is Bope West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Bope West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Bope West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bope West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bope West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Bope West?General Hospital Mahamodara, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bope West?Samurdhi Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bope West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bope West?IOC Filling Station, about 1.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bope West?LK3139120 (OCHA common operational dataset)