# Jayabima GN division, Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Karandeniya DS Division 

# Jayabima

Jayabima is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.08 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Jayabima?

Jayabima lies in [Karandeniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/), [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: [Batapola Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/batapola-central/), [Ethkandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/ethkandura/), [Galagoda Atta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/galagoda-atta/), [Kondagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/kondagala/), [Kurundugaha Hethekma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/kurundugaha-hethekma/) and [Old Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/old-colony/). By area it is the 9852nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Karandeniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/karandeniya/). The centre of Jayabima is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2524° N, 80.1358° E. Local names: ජයබිම .

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 Jayabima 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 Jayabima

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Karandeniya District Hospital · Borakanda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26899&mlon=80.09919#map=17/6.26899/80.09919) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Igala Thalawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27547&mlon=80.14038#map=17/6.27547/80.14038) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Old Colony 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24873&mlon=80.14990#map=17/6.24873/80.14990) 

Hotel Nawalakanda Holiday Resort · Ethkandura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24472&mlon=80.14343#map=17/6.24472/80.14343) 

Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) 

School Sumangala · Jayabima 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25350&mlon=80.14137#map=17/6.25350/80.14137) 

College Aurvada School · Igala East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) 

Police station Elpitiya Police Station · Igala Thalawa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27912&mlon=80.14297#map=17/6.27912/80.14297) 

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 Jayabima

Places mapped inside Jayabima in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Karandeniya DS Division

- Anganaketiya
- Angulugalla
- Beligaswella
- Borakanda
- Dangahavila
- Diviyagahawela
- Diyapitagallana
- Egodawela
- Galagoda Atta
- Galpottawala
- Halgahawella
- Hipankanda
- Ihala Kiripedda
- Kaluwalagoda
- Karandeniya North
- Karandeniya South
- Kirinuge
- Kiripedda
- Kurundugaha Hethekma
- Lenagal Palatha
- Mabingoda
- Madakumbura
- Magala North
- Magala South
- Mahaedanda
- Mahagoda
- Mandakanda
- Meegaspitiya
- Mendorawala
- Pehembiyakanda
- Randenigama
- Siripura
- Thalgahawatta
- Unagaswela
- Uragasmanhandiya East
- Uragasmanhandiya North
- Uragasmanhandiya South
- Walinguruketiya
- Yatagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Jayabima?In Karandeniya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Jayabima?Batapola Central, Ethkandura, Galagoda Atta, Kondagala, Kurundugaha Hethekma and Old Colony
- What is the best time to visit Jayabima?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jayabima?Karandeniya District Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jayabima?Peoples Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Jayabima?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jayabima?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Jayabima?LK3109200 (OCHA common operational dataset)