# Maragoda GN division, Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division 

# Maragoda

Maragoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.03 km²**.

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## Where is Maragoda?

Maragoda lies in [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Godapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/godapitiya/), [Kanahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/kanahalagama/), [Panadugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/panadugama/), [Thibbotuwawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thibbotuwawa-north/) and [Walagepiyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/walagepiyadda/). By area it is the 10046th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Maragoda is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1124° N, 80.4878° E. Local names: මාරගොඩ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Maragoda 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**.

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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 Maragoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank Sampath Bank - Akuressa · Thibbotuwawa North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10076&mlon=80.47976#map=17/6.10076/80.47976) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 1.7 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 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10963&mlon=80.47432#map=17/6.10963/80.47432) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School MR/SADATH MAHA VIDYALAYA · Godapitiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12340&mlon=80.48311#map=17/6.12340/80.48311) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 1.9 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 Athuraliya DS Division

- Athuraliya East
- Athuraliya West
- Balakawala
- Dematapassa
- Divithura
- Godapitiya
- Hawpe
- Ihala Athuraliya
- Kanahalagama
- Kehelwala
- Namburukanda
- Pahala Athuraliya
- Panadugama
- Thalahagama East
- Thalahagama West
- Thibbotuwawa
- Thibbotuwawa North
- Uggashena
- Urumutta
- Urumutta South
- Vilpita East 1
- Vilpita East 11
- Vilpita West
- Walagepiyadda
- Welihena
- Wenagama
- Yahamulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Maragoda?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maragoda?Godapitiya, Kanahalagama, Panadugama, Thibbotuwawa North and Walagepiyadda
- What is the best time to visit Maragoda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maragoda?Akuressa Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maragoda?Sampath Bank - Akuressa, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maragoda?Commercial Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maragoda?Cepetco, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maragoda?LK3215075 (OCHA common operational dataset)