# Minipogoda GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/minipogoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Minipogoda Minipogoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.22 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.2km² - 76 mtypical elevation ## Where is Minipogoda? Minipogoda lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ellewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ellewela/), [Ganhela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ganhela/), [Idikatudeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/idikatudeniya/), [Lenama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/lenama-south/), [Maramba South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/maramba-south/) and [Udupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/udupitiya/). By area it is the 9324th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Minipogoda is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1428° N, 80.4635° E. Local names: මිණිපෝගොඩ . 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 Minipogoda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Minipogoda. - Ellawela - Ganhela 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 Minipogoda Named natural and historic features inside Minipogoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Palaturu Watta 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 Minipogoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Minipogoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Sanasa Hotel Ever Win Two · Poramba 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10963&mlon=80.47432#map=17/6.10963/80.47432) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/SADATH MAHA VIDYALAYA · Godapitiya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12340&mlon=80.48311#map=17/6.12340/80.48311) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Dediyagala - Diganahena - Diyalape - Dolamawatha - Ehelape - Ellewela - Eramudugoda - Galabadahena - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Henegama West - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Minipogoda?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Minipogoda?Ellewela, Ganhela, Idikatudeniya, Lenama South, Maramba South and Udupitiya - How many villages are in Minipogoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Minipogoda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Minipogoda?Akuressa Hospital, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Minipogoda?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Minipogoda?Commercial Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Minipogoda?Cepetco, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Minipogoda?LK3218095 (OCHA common operational dataset)