# Bangamukanda GN division, Niyagama DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Niyagama DS Division 

# Bangamukanda

Bangamukanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **3.00 km²**.

- 3.0km²

## Where is Bangamukanda?

Bangamukanda 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 5 other GN divisions: [Boraluwahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/boraluwahena/), [Godamuna North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/godamuna-north/), [Godamuna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/godamuna-south/), [Ihala Hewessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/ihala-hewessa/) and [Liyanagamakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/liyanagamakanda/). By area it is the 4955th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/). The centre of Bangamukanda is about 81 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3402° N, 80.2704° E. Local names: බංගමුකන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Bangamukanda 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
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- May
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- Nov
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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 Bangamukanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) 

Bank People's Bank · Pitigala 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34350&mlon=80.22322#map=17/6.34350/80.22322) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Pitigala Filling Station · Kaluarachchigoda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34618&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.34618/80.22546) 

Hotel Bambarawana Retreat · Bambarawana 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30327&mlon=80.27832#map=17/6.30327/80.27832) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Godamunna Secondary School · Godamuna North 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32823&mlon=80.24618#map=17/6.32823/80.24618) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) 

Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 5.5 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.

## Other GN divisions in Niyagama DS Division

- Amaragama
- Bambarawana
- 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 Bangamukanda?In Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bangamukanda?Boraluwahena, Godamuna North, Godamuna South, Ihala Hewessa and Liyanagamakanda
- What is the best time to visit Bangamukanda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bangamukanda?Primary Health Care Centre, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bangamukanda?People's Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bangamukanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bangamukanda?Pitigala Filling Station, about 5.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bangamukanda?LK3115040 (OCHA common operational dataset)