# Ampegama GN division, Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/ampegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division # Ampegama Ampegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **4.21 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 1mapped services - 66 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ampegama? Ampegama lies in [Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/), [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 11 other GN divisions: [Aluthwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/aluthwala/), [Banwelgodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/banwelgodella/), [Batapola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/ambalangoda/batapola-east/), [Dangaragaha Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/dangaragaha-udumulla/), [Divithura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/divithura/), [Eriyagahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/eriyagahamulla/), [Galahenkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/galahenkanda/), [Halpathota Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/halpathota-central/), [Hamingala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/hamingala/), [Manampita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/manampita/) and [Miriswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/miriswatta/). By area it is the 3570th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.5% of [Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/). The centre of Ampegama is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1931° N, 80.1484° E. Local names: අම්පේගම . 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 Ampegama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ampegama. - Ampegama - Mahawatta 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 Ampegama Named natural and historic features inside Ampegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Atakalan - Galahenkanda 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 Ampegama 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 Ampegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital · Baddegama South 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16293&mlon=80.17946#map=17/6.16293/80.17946) Bank BOC · Baddegama Town 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17211&mlon=80.17821#map=17/6.17211/80.17821) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Baddegama Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16992&mlon=80.17945#map=17/6.16992/80.17945) Hotel The Leaf Cottage · Ampegama 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19641&mlon=80.14273#map=17/6.19641/80.14273) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Galahenkanda Vidyalaya · Galahenkanda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.18423&mlon=80.15515#map=17/6.18423/80.15515) College Meetiyagoda Primary School · Meetiyagoda 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19104&mlon=80.09637#map=17/6.19104/80.09637) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17273&mlon=80.17488#map=17/6.17273/80.17488) 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 Ampegama Places mapped inside Ampegama in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division - Agaliya - Divithura - Divithura East - Divithura South - Ethkandura - Galahenkanda - Hamingala - Kuttiyawatta - Maddevila - Miriswatta - Nambara Atta - Nugethota - Old Colony - Pathawelivitiya - Pathawelivitiya North - Polgahavila - Thanabaddegama - Waduwelivitiya - Waduwelivitiya North ## Quick answers - Where is Ampegama?In Welivitiya-Divitura DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ampegama?Aluthwala, Banwelgodella, Batapola East, Dangaragaha Udumulla, Divithura, Eriyagahamulla, Galahenkanda, Halpathota Central, Hamingala, Manampita and Miriswatta - How many villages are in Ampegama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ampegama?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ampegama?District Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ampegama?BOC, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ampegama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ampegama?Co-op Filling Station, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ampegama?LK3130050 (OCHA common operational dataset)