# Moraketi Ara West GN division, Tangalle DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/moraketi-ara-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Tangalle DS Division 

# Moraketi Ara West

Moraketi Ara West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **0.92 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.9km²
- 40 mtypical elevation

## Where is Moraketi Ara West?

Moraketi Ara West lies in [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/), [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: [Dedduwawala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/dedduwawala-east/), [Mawella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/mawella-north/), [Moraketi Ara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/moraketi-ara-east/), [Pahajjawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/pahajjawa/) and [Seenimodara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/seenimodara-west/). By area it is the 10523rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/). The centre of Moraketi Ara West is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0011° N, 80.7367° E. Local names: මොරකැටිආර බටහිර .

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 Moraketi Ara West

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Moraketi Ara West.

- Kahapelessegoda
- Moraketiara

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 Moraketi Ara West 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 Moraketi Ara West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital Beliatta · Beliatta West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05075&mlon=80.73929#map=17/6.05075/80.73929) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Pahalagoda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04615&mlon=80.73600#map=17/6.04615/80.73600) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) 

Hotel Sanu Resort & Restaurant · Pahajjawa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99506&mlon=80.73477#map=17/5.99506/80.73477) 

Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) 

School H/Muthumala K.V · Kudaheella South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01972&mlon=80.71822#map=17/6.01972/80.71822) 

College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) 

Police station PoLice Station Beliatta · Beliatta Town 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04718&mlon=80.73525#map=17/6.04718/80.73525) 

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 Tangalle DS Division

- Aluthgoda
- Andupelena
- Danketiya
- Ethgalamulla
- Godawanagoda
- Gotaimbaragama
- Gurupokuna
- Ihalagoda
- Indipokunagoda North
- Indipokunagoda South
- Kadiragoda
- Kadurupokuna East
- Kadurupokuna North
- Kadurupokuna South
- Kadurupokuna West
- Kahandamodara
- Kahandawa
- Kattakaduwa North
- Kattakaduwa South
- Kotuwegoda
- Kudawella Central
- Kudawella East
- Kudawella North
- Kudawella South
- Kudawella West
- Mahawela
- Marakolliya
- Mawella North
- Mawella South
- Medagama
- Medaketiya
- Medilla
- Moraketi Ara East
- Nakulugamuwa South
- Nalagama East
- Nalagama West
- Netolpitiya North
- Netolpitiya South
- Nidahasgama East
- Nidahasgama West
- Pahajjawa
- Palathuduwa
- Pallikkudawa Rural
- Pallikkudawa Urban
- Pattiyapola East
- Pattiyapola South
- Pattiyapola West
- Polommaruwa North
- Polommaruwa South
- Ranna East
- Ranna West
- Rekawa East
- Rekawa West
- Seenimodara East
- Seenimodara West
- Siyambalagoda
- Sudarshanagama
- Thalapitiyagama
- Thalunna
- Thenagama North
- Thenagama South
- Uduvilagoda
- Unakooruwa East
- Unakooruwa West
- Vigamuwa
- Vitharandeniya North
- Vitharandeniya South
- Wadigala
- Wagegoda
- Walgameliya
- Wella Odaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Moraketi Ara West?In Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Moraketi Ara West?Dedduwawala East, Mawella North, Moraketi Ara East, Pahajjawa and Seenimodara West
- How many villages are in Moraketi Ara West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Moraketi Ara West?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Moraketi Ara West?Base Hospital Beliatta, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Moraketi Ara West?Seylan Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Moraketi Ara West?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moraketi Ara West?Ceypetco, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Moraketi Ara West?LK3333305 (OCHA common operational dataset)