# Godawaya GN division, Hambantota DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/godawaya/

Grama Niladhari division · Hambantota DS Division 

# Godawaya

Godawaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hambantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.78 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 7 mtypical elevation

## Where is Godawaya?

Godawaya lies in [Hambantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Dehigahalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/dehigahalanda/), [Manajjawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/manajjawa/), [Sisilasagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/sisilasagama/) and [Walawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/walawa/). By area it is the 7516th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Hambantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/). The centre of Godawaya is about 161 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1144° N, 81.0529° E. Local names: ගොඩවාය .

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 Godawaya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Godawaya.

- Dehigahalanda
- Paybokka

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).

## Weather in Godawaya 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
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- Mar
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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 Godawaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ambalantota Hospital · Wanduruppa 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11470&mlon=81.02205#map=17/6.11470/81.02205) 

Bank Sampath Bank - Ambalantota · Walawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12291&mlon=81.02995#map=17/6.12291/81.02995) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) 

Petrol pump Ruhunu Lanka IOC Filling · Walawa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12280&mlon=81.02835#map=17/6.12280/81.02835) 

Hotel Amawin Hotel · Godawaya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12160&mlon=81.04940#map=17/6.12160/81.04940) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School Newway · Ambalanthota North 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12492&mlon=81.02428#map=17/6.12492/81.02428) 

College Zonal Education Office - Hambantota · Sisilasagama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11650&mlon=81.07642#map=17/6.11650/81.07642) 

Police station Hambantota Police Station · Hambantota West 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12592&mlon=81.12539#map=17/6.12592/81.12539) 

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 Godawaya

Places mapped inside Godawaya 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 Hambantota DS Division

- Arawanamulla
- Badagiriya
- Bellagaswewa
- Bundala
- Dehigahalanda
- Elalla
- Galwewa
- Gonnoruwa
- Hambantota East
- Hambantota West
- Joolgamuwa
- Keliyapura
- Ketenwewa
- Koholankala
- Manajjawa
- Mirijjavila
- Pahala Beragama
- Pallemalala
- Samodagama
- Siribopura
- Siriyagama
- Sisilasagama
- Siyambalagasvila North
- Siyambalagasvila South
- Thammennawa
- Udaberagama
- Walawa
- Yahangala East
- Yahangala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Godawaya?In Hambantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Godawaya?Dehigahalanda, Manajjawa, Sisilasagama and Walawa
- How many villages are in Godawaya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Godawaya?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Godawaya?Ambalantota Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Godawaya?Sampath Bank - Ambalantota, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Godawaya?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Godawaya?Ruhunu Lanka IOC Filling, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Godawaya?LK3312095 (OCHA common operational dataset)