# Amaragama GN division, Niyagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/amaragama/ Grama Niladhari division · Niyagama DS Division # Amaragama Amaragama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **4.46 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.5km² - 1mapped services - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Amaragama? Amaragama lies in [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Amugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/amugoda/), [Kellapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/kellapatha/), [Kimbulawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/kimbulawala/), [Naranovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/naranovita/), [Porawagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/porawagama/), [Thalagaspe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/thalagaspe/), [Thalagaspe West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/thalagaspe-west/), [Wallambagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/wallambagala/), [Wallambagala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/wallambagala-north/) and [Weihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/weihena/). By area it is the 3330th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/). The centre of Amaragama is about 82 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2916° N, 80.2105° E. Local names: අමරගම . 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 Amaragama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Amaragama. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 43 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Balagala - Galkadulla - Witanachchigoda 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 Amaragama 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 Amaragama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) Bank National Saving Bank · Igala East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29218&mlon=80.16439#map=17/6.29218/80.16439) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Igala East 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28958&mlon=80.16161#map=17/6.28958/80.16161) Hotel The Breeze Hotel · Pituwala North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27513&mlon=80.17466#map=17/6.27513/80.17466) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Thalagaspe Kanishta Vidyalaya · Thalagaspe 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30364&mlon=80.20567#map=17/6.30364/80.20567) 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 Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33524&mlon=80.22110#map=17/6.33524/80.22110) 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 Amaragama Places mapped inside Amaragama 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 Niyagama DS Division - Bambarawana - Bangamukanda - Boraluwahena - Duwegoda - Godamuna North - Godamuna South - Hattaka - Horangalla (Akulavila) - Horangalla Thalawa - Horangalla West - Kaluarachchigoda - Karawwa - Kimbulawala - Liyanagamakanda - Manampita - Maraggoda - Marthupitiya - Mattaka - Naranovita - Niyagama - Niyagama South - Niyagama West - Pitigala - Pitigala North - Poddiwala East - Poddiwala West - Polpelaketiya - Porawagama - Porawagama South - Uhanovita - Usbim Colony - Wattahena - Weihena ## Quick answers - Where is Amaragama?In Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Amaragama?Amugoda, Kellapatha, Kimbulawala, Naranovita, Porawagama, Thalagaspe, Thalagaspe West, Wallambagala, Wallambagala North and Weihena - How many villages are in Amaragama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Amaragama?Settlements lie between 13 m and 43 m - What is the best time to visit Amaragama?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Amaragama?Primary Health Care Centre, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Amaragama?National Saving Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Amaragama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amaragama?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Amaragama?LK3115085 (OCHA common operational dataset)