# Bodarakanda GN division, Dikwella DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bodarakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Bodarakanda Bodarakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.01 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.0km² ## Where is Bodarakanda? Bodarakanda 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: [Ambala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/ambala-north/), [Ambala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/ambala-west/), [Galagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/galagama-west/), [Nayakawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/nayakawatta/), [Urugamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-east/) and [Urugamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-north/). By area it is the 6904th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Bodarakanda is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0203° N, 80.6864° E. Local names: බෝදරකන්ද . 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 Bodarakanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bodarakanda. - Unukandeniya 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 Bodarakanda 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 Bodarakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gangodagama Divisional Hospital · Pottewela 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07700&mlon=80.67685#map=17/6.07700/80.67685) Bank Getamaanna Rural Bank · Getamanna West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04153&mlon=80.67991#map=17/6.04153/80.67991) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pahajjawa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99353&mlon=80.72783#map=17/5.99353/80.72783) Hotel Jayananda Estate Villa · Urugamuwa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00185&mlon=80.67929#map=17/6.00185/80.67929) Mall Mysons Tangalle · Kotuwegoda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02727&mlon=80.79499#map=17/6.02727/80.79499) School Primary School · Nayakawatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02563&mlon=80.68765#map=17/6.02563/80.68765) College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) Police station PoLice Station Beliatta · Beliatta Town 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04718&mlon=80.73525#map=17/6.04718/80.73525) 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 Dikwella DS Division - Bambarenda Central - Bambarenda East - Bambarenda North - Bambarenda South - Bambarenda West - Batheegama Central - Batheegama East - Batheegama West - Belideniya - Beliwatta - 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 Bodarakanda?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bodarakanda?Ambala North, Ambala West, Galagama West, Nayakawatta, Urugamuwa East and Urugamuwa North - How many villages are in Bodarakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bodarakanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bodarakanda?Gangodagama Divisional Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bodarakanda?Getamaanna Rural Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bodarakanda?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bodarakanda?Ceypetco, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bodarakanda?LK3248010 (OCHA common operational dataset)