# Idanthota GN division, Madampagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/idanthota/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampagama DS Division # Idanthota Idanthota is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.90 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.9km² - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Idanthota? Idanthota 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 6 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/), [Godahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/godahena/), [Kuleegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/kuleegoda-west/), [Usmudulawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/usmudulawa/) and [Wellabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/wellabada/). By area it is the 10597th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/). The centre of Idanthota is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2206° N, 80.0692° E. Local names: ඉඩන්තොට . 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 Idanthota Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Idanthota. - Balabokka - Ponaduwa 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 Idanthota 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 Idanthota Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madampagama Rural Hospital · Wenamulla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21273&mlon=80.06398#map=17/6.21273/80.06398) Bank Nations Trust Bank · Hirewatta 2.2 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 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Hirewatta 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23265&mlon=80.05453#map=17/6.23265/80.05453) Hotel Lunar Light River Face Hotel · Usmudulawa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21604&mlon=80.06862#map=17/6.21604/80.06862) Mall Karandeniya Shopping Center · Mahaedanda 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27117&mlon=80.09290#map=17/6.27117/80.09290) School Kuleegoda Sumana Vidyalaya · Andurangoda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21177&mlon=80.07103#map=17/6.21177/80.07103) College Pubudu Institute : Ambalangoda - External Degree Unit · Urawatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22500&mlon=80.05670#map=17/6.22500/80.05670) Police station Police Station · Heppumulla 3.6 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. ## Other GN divisions in Madampagama DS Division - Akurala - Akurala North - Akurala South - Andurangoda - Daluwathumulla - Deldoowa - Delmar Colony - Dewagoda East - Dewagoda West - Dimbuldoowa - Galagoda East - Galagoda West - Galdoowa - Godagama North - Godagama South - Harannagala - 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 Idanthota?In Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Idanthota?Deldoowa, Dewagoda East, Godahena, Kuleegoda West, Usmudulawa and Wellabada - How many villages are in Idanthota?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Idanthota?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Idanthota?Madampagama Rural Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Idanthota?Nations Trust Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Idanthota?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Idanthota?Lanka IOC, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Idanthota?LK3160025 (OCHA common operational dataset)