# Rekawa West GN division, Tangalle DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/rekawa-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Tangalle DS Division # Rekawa West Rekawa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **4.98 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 19mapped services - 2 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rekawa West? Rekawa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/medagama/), [Medilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/medilla/), [Netolpitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/netolpitiya-south/) and [Rekawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/rekawa-east/). By area it is the 2951st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Tangalle DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/). The centre of Rekawa West is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0538° N, 80.8506° E. Local names: රැකව 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 Rekawa West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rekawa West. The largest with a recorded population: Urawatawangoda (1,173). - Rekawa - Urawatawangoda 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 Rekawa West Named natural and historic features inside Rekawa West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 lagoon. - Rekawa Kalapuwa ### Estates 1 estate. - Rekawagoda 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 Rekawa 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 Rekawa West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Arogya Hospital · Indipokunagoda North 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02721&mlon=80.79460#map=17/6.02721/80.79460) Bank Janasakthi Bank · Ranna East 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09739&mlon=80.88865#map=17/6.09739/80.88865) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Indipokunagoda North 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02583&mlon=80.79428#map=17/6.02583/80.79428) Hotel Rekawa Lagoon Resort · Rekawa West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05326&mlon=80.84576#map=17/6.05326/80.84576) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School H/Kahandawa kanishta Vidyalaya · Kahandawa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09246&mlon=80.87140#map=17/6.09246/80.87140) College Tangalle Advanced Technological Institute · Medagama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05633&mlon=80.82695#map=17/6.05633/80.82695) Police station Police Station · Pallikkudawa Urban 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02327&mlon=80.79794#map=17/6.02327/80.79794) 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 Rekawa West Places mapped inside Rekawa West in open map data, by type. - Hotels15 - Restaurants4 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 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 - Moraketi Ara West - 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 - 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 Rekawa West?In Tangalle DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rekawa West?Medagama, Medilla, Netolpitiya South and Rekawa East - How many villages are in Rekawa West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rekawa West?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rekawa West?Arogya Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rekawa West?Janasakthi Bank, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rekawa West?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rekawa West?Lanka IOC, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rekawa West?LK3333175 (OCHA common operational dataset)