# Bataatha North GN division, Ambalantota DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/bataatha-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Ambalantota DS Division 

# Bataatha North

Bataatha North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **6.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.2km²
- 2mapped services
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bataatha North?

Bataatha North lies in [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bataatha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/bataatha-south/), [Hungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/hungama/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/ihalagama/), [Kattakaduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kattakaduwa-north/), [Kattakaduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kattakaduwa-south/) and [Ranna East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/ranna-east/). By area it is the 2250th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/). The centre of Bataatha North is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1156° N, 80.9057° E. Local names: බටඅත උතුර .

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 Bataatha North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bataatha North.

- Bata-ata

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 Bataatha North

Named natural and historic features inside Bataatha North, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Bata-ata Wewa
- Gajamangama Wewa

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 Bataatha North and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 140 

Feb 25 105 

Mar 26 112 

Apr 27 188 

May 27 167 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 26 73 

Aug 27 94 

Sep 26 147 

Oct 26 250 

Nov 25 306 

Dec 25 247 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bataatha North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16526&mlon=80.89978#map=17/6.16526/80.89978) 

Bank Janasakthi Bank · Ranna East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09739&mlon=80.88865#map=17/6.09739/80.88865) 

ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) 

Petrol pump Ambalantota Filling Station · Ambalanthota North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12280&mlon=81.02531#map=17/6.12280/81.02531) 

Hotel Unawatuna Beach Hotels & Resort · Ranna East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10813&mlon=80.88821#map=17/6.10813/80.88821) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School H/ Bata-Atha north primary school · Bataatha North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10459&mlon=80.91082#map=17/6.10459/80.91082) 

College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) 

Police station Hungama Policestation · Pallegama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11142&mlon=80.93271#map=17/6.11142/80.93271) 

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 Bataatha North

Places mapped inside Bataatha North in open map data, by type.

- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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 Ambalantota DS Division

- Ambalanthota North
- Ambalanthota South
- Barawakumbuka
- Bataatha South
- Beminiyanvila
- Bolana North
- Bolana South
- Deniya
- Ekkassa
- Elegoda East
- Elegoda West
- Eraminiyaya
- Ethbatuwa
- Godakoggalla
- Handunkatuwa
- Hathagala
- Hedavinna
- Hungama
- Ihalagama
- Jansagama
- Kivula North
- Kivula South
- Koggalla
- Kudabolana
- Liyangasthota
- Lunama North
- Lunama South
- Mahajandura
- Malpettawa
- Mamadala North
- Mamadala South
- Miniethiliya
- Modara Piliwala
- Mulana
- Murawesihena
- Nonagama
- Pallegama
- Palugaha Godella
- Pingama
- Poliyarwatta
- Puhulyaya
- Punchihenayagama
- Ridiyagama
- Rotawala
- Rote
- Siyambalakote
- Thaligala
- Thawaluvila
- Uhapitagoda
- Walawewatta East
- Walawewatta West
- Wanduruppa
- Welipatanvila
- Wetiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Bataatha North?In Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bataatha North?Bataatha South, Hungama, Ihalagama, Kattakaduwa North, Kattakaduwa South and Ranna East
- How many villages are in Bataatha North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bataatha North?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Bataatha North?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bataatha North?Angunukolapeless, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bataatha North?Janasakthi Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bataatha North?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bataatha North?Ambalantota Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bataatha North?LK3315200 (OCHA common operational dataset)
