# Athubode West GN division, Weeraketiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/athubode-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Weeraketiya DS Division # Athubode West Athubode West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weeraketiya DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.41 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² - 50 mtypical elevation ## Where is Athubode West? Athubode West lies in [Weeraketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/), [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: [Athubode East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/athubode-east/), [Galahitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/walasmulla/galahitiya-east/), [Ittademaliya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/ittademaliya-south/), [Kadigamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/kadigamuwa-east/) and [Morakandegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/okewela/morakandegoda/). By area it is the 8633rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Weeraketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/). The centre of Athubode West is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1504° N, 80.7238° E. Local names: අතුබොදේ 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 Athubode West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Athubode West. - Ittademaliya 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 Athubode 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 Athubode West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14968&mlon=80.69816#map=17/6.14968/80.69816) Bank bank · Walasmulla North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15552&mlon=80.69795#map=17/6.15552/80.69795) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Weeraketiya West 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel W1 Ella Resort · Galahitiya South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17551&mlon=80.71935#map=17/6.17551/80.71935) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Walasmulla National School · Walasmulla South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14959&mlon=80.69783#map=17/6.14959/80.69783) College Higurumulana Sri Pemananda Junior College · Keppitiyawa North 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16765&mlon=80.74622#map=17/6.16765/80.74622) Police station Walasmulla · Walasmulla South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15405&mlon=80.69681#map=17/6.15405/80.69681) 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 Weeraketiya DS Division - Abakolawewa North - Abakolawewa South - Agrahera - Athubode East - Bedigama East - Bedigama North - Bedigama South - Bedigama West - Buddhiyagama East - Buddhiyagama North - Buddhiyagama West - Debokkawa East - Debokkawa West - Degampotha - Galpottayaya North - Galpottayaya South - Handapangalageaina - Heellage Ayna - Ihala Gonadeniya - Ittademaliya East - Ittademaliya South - Ittademaliya West - Kaluwagahayaya - Kandamaditta - Kemegala - Keppitiyawa North - Keppitiyawa South - Kinchigune East - Kinchigune South - Kinchigune West - Kuda Bedigama - Kuda Bibula North - Kuda Bibula South - Kudagal Ara - Malhewage Ayna - Mandaduwa - Medagama - Medagoda - Medamulana - Meegas Ara - Morayaya North - Morayaya South - Mulanyaya - Mulgirigala East - Mulgirigala North - Mulgirigala South - Mulgirigala West - Okandayaya North - Okandayaya West - Pahala Gonadeniya - Raluwa - Siyambalaheddewa - Thelambuyaya - Udukirivala - Weeraketiya East - Weeraketiya West - Wekandawala North - Wekandawala South - Yakgasmulla ## Quick answers - Where is Athubode West?In Weeraketiya DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Athubode West?Athubode East, Galahitiya East, Ittademaliya South, Kadigamuwa East and Morakandegoda - How many villages are in Athubode West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Athubode West?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Athubode West?Walasmulla, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Athubode West?bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Athubode West?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athubode West?Co-op Filling Station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Athubode West?LK3321210 (OCHA common operational dataset)