# Ridiyagama GN division, Ambalantota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/ridiyagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambalantota DS Division # Ridiyagama Ridiyagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **3.47 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.5km² - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ridiyagama? Ridiyagama 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 8 other GN divisions: [Bolana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/bolana-north/), [Hedavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/hedavinna/), [Jansagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/jansagama/), [Liyangasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/liyangasthota/), [Modara Piliwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/modara-piliwala/), [Poliyarwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/poliyarwatta/), [Punchihenayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/punchihenayagama/) and [Rote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/rote/). By area it is the 4343rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/). The centre of Ridiyagama is about 151 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1815° N, 80.9815° E. Local names: රිදියගම . 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 Ridiyagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ridiyagama. - Punchihenayagama 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 Ridiyagama Named natural and historic features inside Ridiyagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Abaranaella 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 Ridiyagama 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 Ridiyagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Arogya Hospital · Achariyagama 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16602&mlon=80.90912#map=17/6.16602/80.90912) Bank Peoples Bank Ambalantota · Ambalanthota North 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12354&mlon=81.02289#map=17/6.12354/81.02289) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) Petrol pump Ambalantota Filling Station · Ambalanthota North 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12280&mlon=81.02531#map=17/6.12280/81.02531) Hotel Lavenra Hotel and Restaurant · Thaligala 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21871&mlon=80.94184#map=17/6.21871/80.94184) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Singithi - Pre School · Ethbatuwa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15967&mlon=80.94727#map=17/6.15967/80.94727) College Open University Ambalanthota Study Center · Lunama South 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10705&mlon=80.96793#map=17/6.10705/80.96793) Police station Hungama Policestation · Pallegama 9.5 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. ## Other GN divisions in Ambalantota DS Division - Ambalanthota North - Ambalanthota South - Barawakumbuka - Bataatha North - 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 - Rotawala - Rote - Siyambalakote - Thaligala - Thawaluvila - Uhapitagoda - Walawewatta East - Walawewatta West - Wanduruppa - Welipatanvila - Wetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Ridiyagama?In Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ridiyagama?Bolana North, Hedavinna, Jansagama, Liyangasthota, Modara Piliwala, Poliyarwatta, Punchihenayagama and Rote - How many villages are in Ridiyagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ridiyagama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ridiyagama?Arogya Hospital, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ridiyagama?Peoples Bank Ambalantota, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ridiyagama?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ridiyagama?Ambalantota Filling Station, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ridiyagama?LK3315055 (OCHA common operational dataset)