# Maraggoda GN division, Niyagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/maraggoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Niyagama DS Division # Maraggoda Maraggoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.3km² - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maraggoda? Maraggoda 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 4 other GN divisions: [Duwegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/duwegoda/), [Manampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/manampita/), [Poddiwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/poddiwala-west/) and [Thalgaswala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/nagoda/thalgaswala/). By area it is the 6304th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/). The centre of Maraggoda is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2694° N, 80.2597° E. Local names: මාරක්ගොඩ . 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 Maraggoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maraggoda. - Duwagoda 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Maraggoda Named natural and historic features inside Maraggoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Maragoda Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Maraggoda 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 Maraggoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gallinda Base Hospital · Niyagama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24510&mlon=80.26788#map=17/6.24510/80.26788) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Niyagama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24499&mlon=80.26856#map=17/6.24499/80.26856) 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 Filling Station Thalgaswala · Thalgaswala 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24469&mlon=80.27158#map=17/6.24469/80.27158) Hotel Sinaro Reception Hall & Holiday Resort · Manampita 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25505&mlon=80.26641#map=17/6.25505/80.26641) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Poddiwala Maha Vidyalaya · Poddiwala West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28293&mlon=80.26507#map=17/6.28293/80.26507) College Aurvada School · Igala East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station The Office Of Assistant Superintendent Of Police,Hiniduma. · Hiniduma North 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30916&mlon=80.31677#map=17/6.30916/80.31677) 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 - Bangamukanda - Boraluwahena - Duwegoda - Godamuna North - Godamuna South - Hattaka - Horangalla (Akulavila) - Horangalla Thalawa - Horangalla West - Kaluarachchigoda - Karawwa - Kimbulawala - Liyanagamakanda - Manampita - 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 Maraggoda?In Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maraggoda?Duwegoda, Manampita, Poddiwala West and Thalgaswala - How many villages are in Maraggoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maraggoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Maraggoda?Gallinda Base Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maraggoda?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maraggoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maraggoda?Lanka Filling Station Thalgaswala, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maraggoda?LK3115115 (OCHA common operational dataset)