# Weligatta GN division, Lunugamwehera DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/weligatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugamwehera DS Division # Weligatta Weligatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **4.49 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.5km² - 4mapped services - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Weligatta? Weligatta lies in [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/), [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: [Bundala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/bundala/), [Keerthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/keerthipura/), [Pallemalala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/hambantota/pallemalala/), [Rambukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/rambukwewa/) and [Thissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/thissapura/). By area it is the 3305th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/). The centre of Weligatta is about 171 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2040° N, 81.2110° E. Local names: වැලිගත්ත . 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 Weligatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Weligatta. - Weligatta New Town 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 Weligatta Named natural and historic features inside Weligatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Weligatta Ara 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 Weligatta 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 Weligatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Olympus Lanka Hospital · Medawelena 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28183&mlon=81.26647#map=17/6.28183/81.26647) Bank Seylan Bank · Gangasiripura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28033&mlon=81.26593#map=17/6.28033/81.26593) ATM Sampath SET · Thissamaharama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27697&mlon=81.28874#map=17/6.27697/81.28874) Petrol pump Shine Star · Gangasiripura 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26892&mlon=81.26305#map=17/6.26892/81.26305) Hotel LAKE HOTEL Senasuma · Rambukwewa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20481&mlon=81.19814#map=17/6.20481/81.19814) School Tzu-Chi School · Siribopura 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16067&mlon=81.13485#map=17/6.16067/81.13485) College Agro Technology and Rural sciences -University of Colombo · Weligatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20789&mlon=81.20721#map=17/6.20789/81.20721) Police station Police Station Weerawila · Randunu Watta 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26208&mlon=81.23800#map=17/6.26208/81.23800) 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 Weligatta Places mapped inside Weligatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Colleges and universities1 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 Lunugamwehera DS Division - Abhayapura - Agbopura - Angunakolawewa - Beralihela - Bogahawewa - Dewramvehera - Dutugemunupura - Ittanwekada - Jayagama - Karambawewa - Keerthipura - Kendagasmankada - Lunugamvehera New Town - Maha Aluth Gam Ara - Mahanagapura - Mattala - Mihindupura - Muwanwewa - Padavigama - Pahala Mattala - Parakramapura - Punchiappujandura - Rambukwewa - Ranasiripura - Ranawarnawa - Saddhathissapura - Saddhathissapura New Town - Saliyapura - Samanpura - Seenimunna - Senapura - Singhapura - Veheragala - Weeravil Ara - Weeravila ## Quick answers - Where is Weligatta?In Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Weligatta?Bundala, Keerthipura, Pallemalala, Rambukwewa and Thissapura - How many villages are in Weligatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Weligatta?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Weligatta?Olympus Lanka Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Weligatta?Seylan Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Weligatta?Sampath SET, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weligatta?Shine Star, about 9.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Weligatta?LK3306145 (OCHA common operational dataset)