# Thotagamuwa GN division, Madampagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/thotagamuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampagama DS Division # Thotagamuwa Thotagamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.32 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 2mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thotagamuwa? Thotagamuwa 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 3 other GN divisions: [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/udumulla/), [Wellawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/wellawatta/) and [Werellana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/werellana/). By area it is the 13231st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Madampagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/madampagama/). The centre of Thotagamuwa is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1510° N, 80.0998° E. Local names: තොටගමුව . 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 Thotagamuwa ### Nearby, outside Thotagamuwa - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama1.2 km - TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY · museum, Pereliya South1.6 km - Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa · zoo, Pereliya South1.7 km - Turtle Hatchery · zoo, Pereliya South1.8 km - Hikkaduwa Coral Reaf · attraction, Wavulagoda West1.8 km - Tsunami Monument · monument, Pereliya North2.1 km - Turtle Beach · viewpoint, Pannamgoda2.2 km - Shark view point · viewpoint, Pannamgoda2.2 km - Community Tsunami Education Center and Tsunami Museum · museum, Pereliya North2.3 km - General Tsunami Photo Museum · museum, Pereliya North2.4 km - Tsunami Photo Museum Telwatta · museum, Thelwatta2.4 km - Surf Control - Surf School & Stuff · attraction, Wewala2.7 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: Thotagamuwa - 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) · Galle30 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo78 km ### Nearest railway station Hikkaduwa (Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya), about 1.0 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 2026-11-03](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 Thotagamuwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thotagamuwa. - Maduwegoda 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 Thotagamuwa 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 Thotagamuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hikkaduwa clinic · Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14073&mlon=80.09948#map=17/6.14073/80.09948) Bank NSB BANK · Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14162&mlon=80.09960#map=17/6.14162/80.09960) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Hikkaduwa · Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13995&mlon=80.10004#map=17/6.13995/80.10004) Hotel Lazy Koala · Thotagamuwa 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14959&mlon=80.09849#map=17/6.14959/80.09849) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Kalupe Vishakha Primary School · Udumulla 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15280&mlon=80.10269#map=17/6.15280/80.10269) College Thothagamuwa Vijayabahu Primary School · Nakanda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14722&mlon=80.11028#map=17/6.14722/80.11028) Police station Hikkaduwa Police Station · Wellawatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14513&mlon=80.09956#map=17/6.14513/80.09956) 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 Thotagamuwa Places mapped inside Thotagamuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 - Dewagoda West - 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 - Udumulla - Uduwaragoda North - Uduwaragoda South - Urawatta - Usmudulawa - Wellabada - Wenamulla - Weragoda - Werellana ## Quick answers - Where is Thotagamuwa?In Madampagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thotagamuwa?Udumulla, Wellawatta and Werellana - What is there to see in Thotagamuwa?Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka, TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY, Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa, Turtle Hatchery - What time zone is Thotagamuwa in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Thotagamuwa?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Thotagamuwa?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Thotagamuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thotagamuwa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Thotagamuwa?Hikkaduwa clinic, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thotagamuwa?NSB BANK, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thotagamuwa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thotagamuwa?Lanka Filling Station Hikkaduwa, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thotagamuwa?LK3160190 (OCHA common operational dataset)