# Binkama GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/binkama/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Binkama Binkama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **3.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 1mapped services - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Binkama? Binkama lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [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: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/aluthwewa/), [Helekada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/helekada/), [Kankanamgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/kankanamgama/), [Karagahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/karagahawala/), [Kendaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/kendaketiya/), [Mahajandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/mahajandura/) and [Meda Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/meda-ara/). By area it is the 4359th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Binkama is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1960° N, 80.8930° E. Local names: බිංකම . 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 Binkama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Binkama. - Binkema - Hin-Ara 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 Binkama Named natural and historic features inside Binkama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Boopalasse 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 Binkama 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 Binkama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16526&mlon=80.89978#map=17/6.16526/80.89978) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel Avanya hotel & restaurant · Kankanamgama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17952&mlon=80.89932#map=17/6.17952/80.89932) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Secondary School · Binkama 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.19441&mlon=80.89507#map=17/6.19441/80.89507) College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 3.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Binkama Places mapped inside Binkama in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Amarathungagama - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Helekada - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Medayala - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Pahalagama - Rathmalwala - Sooriyapokuna - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa - Yakagala ## Quick answers - Where is Binkama?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Binkama?Aluthwewa, Helekada, Kankanamgama, Karagahawala, Kendaketiya, Mahajandura and Meda Ara - How many villages are in Binkama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Binkama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Binkama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Binkama?Angunukolapeless, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Binkama?HNB, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Binkama?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Binkama?Co-op Filling Station, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Binkama?LK3318105 (OCHA common operational dataset)