# Bengamukanda GN division, Katuwana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/bengamukanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Katuwana DS Division # Bengamukanda Bengamukanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.45 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.4km² - 304 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bengamukanda? Bengamukanda lies in [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Dangalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/dangalakanda/), [Gallindamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/gallindamulla/), [Heegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/heegoda/), [Rukmalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/rukmalpitiya/) and [Udagomadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/udagomadiya/). By area it is the 8501st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Katuwana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/katuwana/). The centre of Bengamukanda is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2784° N, 80.6664° E. Local names: බෙංගමුකන්ද . 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 Bengamukanda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bengamukanda. Settlements here lie between about 135 m and 418 m above sea level (median 304 m). - Bengamukanda - Dangalakanda - Pallegomadiya 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 Bengamukanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 254 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 140 Feb 23 105 Mar 25 112 Apr 25 188 May 25 167 Jun 25 91 Jul 25 73 Aug 25 94 Sep 25 147 Oct 24 250 Nov 24 306 Dec 23 247 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bengamukanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Government Hospital - Katuwana · Katuwana 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26780&mlon=80.69808#map=17/6.26780/80.69808) Bank Regional Development Bank · Katuwana 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26638&mlon=80.69086#map=17/6.26638/80.69086) ATM HNB Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25082&mlon=80.76223#map=17/6.25082/80.76223) Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) School Urubokka Governtmant School · Heegoda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29169&mlon=80.63514#map=17/6.29169/80.63514) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Katuwana -Police station · Katuwana 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26972&mlon=80.69105#map=17/6.26972/80.69105) 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 Katuwana DS Division - Adalugoda - Alupothdeniya Pahala - Ambagahahena - Ambagas Ara - Araboda - Binthenna - Bookandayaya - Dambethalawa - Dangalakanda - Gallindamulla - Galpothukanda - Gangulandeniya - Hediwatta - Hellala - Hingurakanda - Horavinna - Karametiya - Karivilakanda - Katuwana - Kehelwatta - Kohomporuwa - Kongasthenna - Kudagoda East - Kudagoda West - Labuhengoda - Medakanda - Meemanakoladeniya - Mellaketigoda - Middeniya East - Middeniya North - Middeniya West - Murungasyaya East - Murungasyaya West - Obadagahadeniya - Pangamvilayaya - Puwakgas Ara - Ranasingoda - Ritigaha Yaya - Rukmalpitiya - Sapugahayaya - Siyambalamuraya - Siyarapitiya - Thalwatta - Uda Alupothdeniya - Udagomadiya - Udawelmulla - Ulahitiyawa - Ulahitiyawa East - Ulahitiyawa West - Walgammulla - Wathukanda - Weerakkuttigoda - Welipitiya - Welipitiya East - Welipitiya West ## Quick answers - Where is Bengamukanda?In Katuwana DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bengamukanda?Dangalakanda, Gallindamulla, Heegoda, Rukmalpitiya and Udagomadiya - How many villages are in Bengamukanda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bengamukanda?Settlements lie between 135 m and 418 m - What is the best time to visit Bengamukanda?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bengamukanda?Government Hospital - Katuwana, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bengamukanda?Regional Development Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bengamukanda?HNB Bank and ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bengamukanda?Bengamuwa, about 7.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bengamukanda?LK3324155 (OCHA common operational dataset)