# Bambarenda South GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Bambarenda South Bambarenda South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.90 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Bambarenda South? Bambarenda South lies in [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/), [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: [Bambarenda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-east/), [Bambarenda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-west/), [Batheegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/batheegama-west/), [Lunukalapuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/lunukalapuwa/), [Pohosathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/pohosathugoda/) and [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/rathmale/). By area it is the 10581st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Bambarenda South is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9630° N, 80.6583° E. Local names: බඹරැන්ද දකුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Bambarenda South ### Nearby, outside Bambarenda South - Bathigama Beach · beach, Batheegama Central2.7 km - kapparawella beach · beach, Suduwella2.8 km - edanda wella beach · beach, Beliwatta2.9 km - Blowhole · attraction, Beliwatta3.4 km - Nunna wella · beach, Gandara West6.0 km - Blue Beach Island · attraction, Dodampahala South6.8 km - Wawulpalma · cave, Devinuwara Wawwa7.1 km - Devinuwara Beach · beach, Devinuwara Pradeepagara Pedesa8.2 km - Hummana Beach Dondra · beach, Devinuwara South8.6 km - Dondra Point · viewpoint, Devinuwara South8.8 km - Big Standing Buddha · monument, Meddawatta South9.9 km - Ruhunē Hadawatha — Matara · memorial, Kotuwegoda South12 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Bambarenda South - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle38 km - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala63 km ### Nearest railway station Bambaranda (Rathmale), about 0.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 17:55). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Bambarenda South 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 Bambarenda South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bathigama Hospital · Batheegama Central 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96266&mlon=80.67739#map=17/5.96266/80.67739) Bank DFCC bank · Thalalla South 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94812&mlon=80.62751#map=17/5.94812/80.62751) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Hunnadeniya Filling Station · Bambarenda South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) Hotel Hotel Maliyaddha · Bambarenda East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96211&mlon=80.66190#map=17/5.96211/80.66190) Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) School Godauda Maha Vidyalaya · Lunukalapuwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.95794&mlon=80.64771#map=17/5.95794/80.64771) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 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 Bambarenda South Places mapped inside Bambarenda South in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Restaurants1 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 Dikwella DS Division - Bambarenda Central - Bambarenda East - Bambarenda North - Bambarenda West - Batheegama Central - Batheegama East - Batheegama West - Belideniya - Beliwatta - Bodarakanda - Dandeniya North - Dandeniya South - Dickwella Central - Dickwella East - Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East - Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West - Dickwella North - Dickwella South - Dodampahala Central - Dodampahala East - Dodampahala North - Dodampahala South - Dodampahala West - Godauda - Kottagoda - Lunukalapuwa - Pathegama Central - Pathegama South - Pohosathugoda - Rannawala - Rathmale - Suduwella - Urugamuwa - Urugamuwa Central - Urugamuwa East - Urugamuwa North - Urugamuwa South - Urugamuwa West - Walasgala East - Walasgala West - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Wattegama South - Wehella - Wehella North - Wehella South - Wevurukannala ## Quick answers - Where is Bambarenda South?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bambarenda South?Bambarenda East, Bambarenda West, Batheegama West, Lunukalapuwa, Pohosathugoda and Rathmale - What is there to see in Bambarenda South?Bathigama Beach, kapparawella beach, edanda wella beach, Blowhole - What time zone is Bambarenda South in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Bambarenda South?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Bambarenda South?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Bambarenda South?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bambarenda South?Bathigama Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bambarenda South?DFCC bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bambarenda South?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bambarenda South?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Bambarenda South?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bambarenda South?LK3248195 (OCHA common operational dataset)