# Rote GN division, Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/rote/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambalantota DS Division # Rote Rote is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **6.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.1km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rote? Rote 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ethbatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/ethbatuwa/), [Handunkatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/handunkatuwa/), [Hedavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/hedavinna/), [Liyangasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/liyangasthota/), [Murawesihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/murawesihena/), [Ridiyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/ridiyagama/) and [Wetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/wetiya/). By area it is the 2282nd 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 Rote is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1877° N, 80.9551° E. Local names: රොටේ . 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 Rote Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rote. - Pallerota - Udapota 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 Rote Named natural and historic features inside Rote, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pallerata 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 Rote 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 Rote Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Arogya Hospital · Achariyagama 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16602&mlon=80.90912#map=17/6.16602/80.90912) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) Petrol pump Ambalantota Filling Station · Ambalanthota North 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12280&mlon=81.02531#map=17/6.12280/81.02531) Hotel Lavenra Hotel and Restaurant · Thaligala 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.21871&mlon=80.94184#map=17/6.21871/80.94184) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Singithi - Pre School · Ethbatuwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15967&mlon=80.94727#map=17/6.15967/80.94727) College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 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 - Ridiyagama - Rotawala - Siyambalakote - Thaligala - Thawaluvila - Uhapitagoda - Walawewatta East - Walawewatta West - Wanduruppa - Welipatanvila - Wetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Rote?In Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rote?Ethbatuwa, Handunkatuwa, Hedavinna, Liyangasthota, Murawesihena, Ridiyagama and Wetiya - How many villages are in Rote?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Rote?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Rote?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rote?Arogya Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rote?HNB, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rote?Com Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rote?Ambalantota Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rote?LK3315045 (OCHA common operational dataset)