# Panagoda GN division, Neluwa DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/panagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Neluwa DS Division # Panagoda Panagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Neluwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **4.27 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.3km² - 132 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panagoda? Panagoda lies in [Neluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Dewalegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/dewalegama-east/), [Dewalegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/dewalegama-west/), [Galabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/galabada/), [Happitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/happitiya/), [Ihala Lelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-lelwala/), [Ihala Maddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-maddegama/), [Maddegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/maddegama-east/) and [Pannimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/pannimulla/). By area it is the 3518th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Neluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/). The centre of Panagoda is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3438° N, 80.4066° E. Local names: පනාගොඩ . 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 Panagoda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Panagoda. - Kadihingala - Pannimulla 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 Panagoda 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 Panagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Ihala Lelwala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33277&mlon=80.38859#map=17/6.33277/80.38859) Bank RDB Bank · Neluwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37806&mlon=80.36211#map=17/6.37806/80.36211) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Happitya Primary School · Batuwangala 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37056&mlon=80.39866#map=17/6.37056/80.39866) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Neluwa Police Station · Neluwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37972&mlon=80.35890#map=17/6.37972/80.35890) 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 Neluwa DS Division - Batuwangala - Batuwangala West - Danawala - Dellawa - Dewalegama East - Dewalegama West - Ebalagedara North - Ehelapitiya - Embalegedara South - Happitiya - Ihala Gigummaduwa - Ihala Lelwala - Ihala Maddegama - Ihala Millawa - Kosmulla - Koswatta - Lankagama - Lelwala - Maddegama East - Madugeta - Mavita East - Mavita West - Mawanana - Medagama - Millawa West - Miyanawathura - Neluwa - Pahala Gigummaduwa - Pahala Maddegama - Pahala Millawa - Pannimulla - Thambalagama - Warukandeniya ## Quick answers - Where is Panagoda?In Neluwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panagoda?Dewalegama East, Dewalegama West, Galabada, Happitiya, Ihala Lelwala, Ihala Maddegama, Maddegama East and Pannimulla - How many villages are in Panagoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panagoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Panagoda?Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panagoda?RDB Bank, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panagoda?Commercial Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panagoda?Neluwa Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panagoda?LK3121145 (OCHA common operational dataset)