# Batheegama East GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/batheegama-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Batheegama East Batheegama East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.45 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 11mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Batheegama East? Batheegama East 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 2 other GN divisions: [Batheegama Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/batheegama-central/) and [Wattegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/wattegama-south/). By area it is the 12685th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Batheegama East is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9636° N, 80.6856° E. Local names: බතීගම නැගෙනහිර . 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 Batheegama East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Batheegama East. - Batigama - Wattegama 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 Batheegama East 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 Batheegama East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batheegama District Hospital · Batheegama Central 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96254&mlon=80.67758#map=17/5.96254/80.67758) Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 11 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 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) Hotel Sea Garden · Batheegama East 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96228&mlon=80.68706#map=17/5.96228/80.68706) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School Al Hilal Nursery Dikwella - Hilalian · Dickwella South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96796&mlon=80.69416#map=17/5.96796/80.69416) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 5.3 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 0.8 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 Batheegama East Places mapped inside Batheegama East in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 - Restaurants6 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 South - Bambarenda West - Batheegama Central - 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 Batheegama East?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batheegama East?Batheegama Central and Wattegama South - How many villages are in Batheegama East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Batheegama East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Batheegama East?Batheegama District Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batheegama East?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batheegama East?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batheegama East?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batheegama East?LK3248175 (OCHA common operational dataset)