# Rathmale GN division, Dikwella DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division 

# Rathmale

Rathmale is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.20 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Rathmale?

Rathmale 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 Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-central/), [Bambarenda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-north/), [Bambarenda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bambarenda-south/), [Batheegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/batheegama-west/), [Dandeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dandeniya-south/) and [Pohosathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/pohosathugoda/). By area it is the 9412th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Rathmale is about 139 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9753° N, 80.6589° E. Local names: රත්මලේ .

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 Rathmale 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 Rathmale

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bathigama Hospital · Batheegama Central 2.5 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 3.3 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 9.3 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) 

Hotel Hotel Maliyaddha · Bambarenda East 1.5 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 2.3 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 7.5 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 4.0 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.

## 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
- 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
- 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 Rathmale?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rathmale?Bambarenda Central, Bambarenda North, Bambarenda South, Batheegama West, Dandeniya South and Pohosathugoda
- What is the best time to visit Rathmale?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rathmale?Bathigama Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rathmale?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rathmale?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathmale?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rathmale?LK3248075 (OCHA common operational dataset)