# Minuwangoda GN division, Galle 4 Gravets DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/minuwangoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Galle 4 Gravets DS Division # Minuwangoda Minuwangoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.07 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.1km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Minuwangoda? Minuwangoda 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: [Cheena Koratuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/cheena-koratuwa/), [Kaluwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/kaluwella/), [Kandewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/kandewatta/), [Sanghamittapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/sanghamittapura/) and [Weliwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/weliwatta/). By area it is the 13953rd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Galle 4 Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/galle-4-gravets/). The centre of Minuwangoda is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 1.0 km from Galle, the main town of Galle 4 Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 6.0388° N, 80.2151° E. Local names: මිනුවන්ගොඩ . 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 Minuwangoda ### Nearby, outside Minuwangoda - Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity · memorial, Kaluwella0.7 km - Anagarika Dharmapala · memorial, Kaluwella0.7 km - War Heroes Statue · monument, Cheena Koratuwa0.7 km - Memorial Pillar · memorial, Fort0.9 km - The Sun Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.0 km - The Moon Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.0 km - The Star Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.0 km - Ramasinghe Premadasa · memorial, Fort1.0 km - The Vismarkt Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.1 km - National Museum Fort · museum, Fort1.1 km - The Aeolus Bastion · archaeological site, Fort1.2 km - The Zwart Bastion · archaeological site, Cheena Koratuwa1.2 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: Minuwangoda - 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) · Galle13 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo94 km ### Nearest railway station Galle (Kaluwella), about 0.5 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 06:10, 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. ## Weather in Minuwangoda 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 Minuwangoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Co-op Hospital · Cheena Koratuwa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03665&mlon=80.21615#map=17/6.03665/80.21615) Bank DFCC Bank ATM · Minuwangoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03743&mlon=80.21593#map=17/6.03743/80.21593) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka E-Marketing · Weliwatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04054&mlon=80.21756#map=17/6.04054/80.21756) Hotel Florence Resort · Weliwatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03993&mlon=80.21638#map=17/6.03993/80.21638) Mall P and J City · Cheena Koratuwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03329&mlon=80.21536#map=17/6.03329/80.21536) School Saint Aloysius College · Kaluwella 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03612&mlon=80.21213#map=17/6.03612/80.21213) College ICBT Galle Campus · Minuwangoda 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03871&mlon=80.21561#map=17/6.03871/80.21561) Police station Genius English Academy · Kandewatta 0.2 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 Minuwangoda Places mapped inside Minuwangoda in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 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 - Bope West - 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 - Osanagoda - Pettigalawatta - Piyadigama - Pokunawatta - Richmond Kanda - Sanghamittapura - Siyambalagahawatta - Thalapitiya - Ukwatta East - Ukwatta West - Walawwatta - Welipatha - Welipitimodara - Weliwatta ## Quick answers - Where is Minuwangoda?In Galle 4 Gravets DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Minuwangoda?Cheena Koratuwa, Kaluwella, Kandewatta, Sanghamittapura and Weliwatta - What is there to see in Minuwangoda?Mr. Dewapura Jayasena - Father of hydroelectricity, Anagarika Dharmapala, War Heroes Statue, Memorial Pillar - What time zone is Minuwangoda in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Minuwangoda?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Minuwangoda?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Minuwangoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Minuwangoda?Co-op Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Minuwangoda?DFCC Bank ATM, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Minuwangoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Minuwangoda?Lanka E-Marketing, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many banks are in Minuwangoda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Minuwangoda?LK3139215 (OCHA common operational dataset)