# Buddhiyagama West GN division, Weeraketiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/buddhiyagama-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Weeraketiya DS Division # Buddhiyagama West Buddhiyagama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weeraketiya DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 62 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buddhiyagama West? Buddhiyagama 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 6 other GN divisions: [Buddhiyagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/buddhiyagama-east/), [Buddhiyagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/buddhiyagama-north/), [Keppitiyawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/keppitiyawa-north/), [Keppitiyawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/keppitiyawa-south/), [Mulgirigala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/mulgirigala-east/) and [Mulgirigala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/mulgirigala-north/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Weeraketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/weeraketiya/). The centre of Buddhiyagama West is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1473° N, 80.7489° E. Local names: බුද්ධියගම 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 Buddhiyagama West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Buddhiyagama West. - Medagama - Wenahatamuna 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 Buddhiyagama 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 Buddhiyagama West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · Weeraketiya West 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14509&mlon=80.76518#map=17/6.14509/80.76518) Bank BOC · Buddhiyagama East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14739&mlon=80.76292#map=17/6.14739/80.76292) 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14818&mlon=80.76365#map=17/6.14818/80.76365) Hotel Shiro Hotel · Mulgirigala East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12971&mlon=80.74715#map=17/6.12971/80.74715) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Singhapuru Mithrathwa National School · Buddhiyagama East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14015&mlon=80.75831#map=17/6.14015/80.75831) College Rajapaksa College, Weeraketiya · Weeraketiya West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14688&mlon=80.76649#map=17/6.14688/80.76649) Police station Weeraketiya Police Station · Mandaduwa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15392&mlon=80.76790#map=17/6.15392/80.76790) 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 - Athubode West - Bedigama East - Bedigama North - Bedigama South - Bedigama West - Buddhiyagama East - Buddhiyagama North - 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 Buddhiyagama West?In Weeraketiya DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Buddhiyagama West?Buddhiyagama East, Buddhiyagama North, Keppitiyawa North, Keppitiyawa South, Mulgirigala East and Mulgirigala North - How many villages are in Buddhiyagama West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Buddhiyagama West?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Buddhiyagama West?Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buddhiyagama West?BOC, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buddhiyagama West?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buddhiyagama West?Co-op Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buddhiyagama West?LK3321225 (OCHA common operational dataset)