# Batheegama West GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/batheegama-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division 

# Batheegama West

Batheegama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.12 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 6mapped services
- 33 mtypical elevation

## Where is Batheegama West?

Batheegama West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bambarenda Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-central/), [Bambarenda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-east/), [Bambarenda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-south/), [Batheegama Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/batheegama-central/) and [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/rathmale/). By area it is the 9718th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Batheegama West is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9659° N, 80.6715° E. Local names: බතීගම 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 Batheegama West

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Batheegama West.

- Babarenda Central
- Goyigoda

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 West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bathigama Hospital · Batheegama Central 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96266&mlon=80.67739#map=17/5.96266/80.67739) 

Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 4.1 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 10 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 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) 

Hotel Island House · Batheegama West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96100&mlon=80.67366#map=17/5.96100/80.67366) 

Mall Kotuwe Kade (Pvt) Ltd - Matara · Fort 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94503&mlon=80.54539#map=17/5.94503/80.54539) 

School Primary School · Wehella 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98328&mlon=80.68475#map=17/5.98328/80.68475) 

College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 6.5 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 2.4 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 West

Places mapped inside Batheegama West in open map data, by type.

- Hotels4
- Restaurants2

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 East
- 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 West?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Batheegama West?Bambarenda Central, Bambarenda East, Bambarenda South, Batheegama Central and Rathmale
- How many villages are in Batheegama West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Batheegama West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Batheegama West?Bathigama Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Batheegama West?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Batheegama West?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batheegama West?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Batheegama West?LK3248185 (OCHA common operational dataset)