# Dewagoda West GN division, Madampagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/dewagoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampagama DS Division # Dewagoda West Dewagoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.26 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 3mapped services - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dewagoda West? Dewagoda West lies in [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/), [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: [Deldoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/deldoowa/), [Dewagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/dewagoda-east/), [Maha Ambalangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/maha-ambalangoda/), [Urawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/urawatta/) and [Wellabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/wellabada/). By area it is the 13494th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/). The centre of Dewagoda West is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2231° N, 80.0603° E. Local names: දේවගොඩ 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). ## Villages and localities in Dewagoda West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dewagoda West. - Urawatta 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 Dewagoda 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 Dewagoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwana Hospital · Hirewatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23226&mlon=80.05456#map=17/6.23226/80.05456) Bank Nations Trust Bank · Hirewatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23373&mlon=80.05434#map=17/6.23373/80.05434) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Hirewatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23265&mlon=80.05453#map=17/6.23265/80.05453) Hotel Gangananda · Dewagoda West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22334&mlon=80.05993#map=17/6.22334/80.05993) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Child Wisdom Pre School · Urawatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22500&mlon=80.05670#map=17/6.22500/80.05670) College Pubudu Institute : Ambalangoda - External Degree Unit · Urawatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22500&mlon=80.05670#map=17/6.22500/80.05670) Police station Police Station · Heppumulla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24488&mlon=80.04756#map=17/6.24488/80.04756) 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 Dewagoda West Places mapped inside Dewagoda West in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 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 Madampagama DS Division - Akurala - Akurala North - Akurala South - Andurangoda - Daluwathumulla - Deldoowa - Delmar Colony - Dewagoda East - Dimbuldoowa - Galagoda East - Galagoda West - Galdoowa - Godagama North - Godagama South - Harannagala - Idanthota - Kahawa - Kalupe - Kuleegoda East - Kuleegoda West - Malawenna - Medagoda - Pereliya North - Pereliya South - Seenigama - Seenigama East - Thelwatta - Thotagamuwa - Udumulla - Uduwaragoda North - Uduwaragoda South - Urawatta - Usmudulawa - Wellabada - Wenamulla - Weragoda - Werellana ## Quick answers - Where is Dewagoda West?In Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dewagoda West?Deldoowa, Dewagoda East, Maha Ambalangoda, Urawatta and Wellabada - How many villages are in Dewagoda West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dewagoda West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Dewagoda West?Suwana Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dewagoda West?Nations Trust Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dewagoda West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dewagoda West?Lanka IOC, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dewagoda West?LK3160010 (OCHA common operational dataset)