# Urugamuwa West GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division # Urugamuwa West Urugamuwa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.89 km²**. - 2.9km² ## Where is Urugamuwa West? Urugamuwa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dandeniya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/dandeniya-north/), [Urugamuwa Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-central/), [Urugamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-north/), [Urugamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-south/), [Walakanda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-south/) and [Walakanda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-west/). By area it is the 5114th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.7% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Urugamuwa West is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0097° N, 80.6528° E. Local names: ඌරුගමුව 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). ## Things to see in and around Urugamuwa West ### Nearby, outside Urugamuwa West - Bathigama Beach · beach, Batheegama Central6.4 km - edanda wella beach · beach, Beliwatta7.2 km - kapparawella beach · beach, Suduwella7.2 km - Blowhole · attraction, Beliwatta7.4 km - Blue Beach Island · attraction, Dodampahala South9.2 km - Nunna wella · beach, Gandara West9.6 km - Wawulpalma · cave, Devinuwara Wawwa11 km - Devinuwara Beach · beach, Devinuwara Pradeepagara Pedesa11 km - Big Standing Buddha · monument, Meddawatta South12 km - Hummana Beach Dondra · beach, Devinuwara South12 km - Dondra Point · viewpoint, Devinuwara South12 km - Dhanu Aqua · aquarium, Magamure12 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: Urugamuwa West - 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) · Galle37 km - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala60 km ### Nearest railway station Bambaranda (Rathmale), about 4.4 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 Urugamuwa 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 Urugamuwa West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital · Agarawala 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99045&mlon=80.61210#map=17/5.99045/80.61210) Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 2.1 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 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 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) Hotel Jayananda Estate Villa · Urugamuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00185&mlon=80.67929#map=17/6.00185/80.67929) Mall Binara Lovers & Sivilima & Wilpita Stores & Weerasinghe Gutter & Diyatha Video · Kamburupitiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07824&mlon=80.56523#map=17/6.07824/80.56523) School Primary School · Urugamuwa East 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01087&mlon=80.68289#map=17/6.01087/80.68289) College University Of Ruhuna · Batuvita 2 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02093&mlon=80.58807#map=17/6.02093/80.58807) Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 6.8 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. ## 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 - Rathmale - Suduwella - Urugamuwa - Urugamuwa Central - Urugamuwa East - Urugamuwa North - Urugamuwa South - Walasgala East - Walasgala West - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Wattegama South - Wehella - Wehella North - Wehella South - Wevurukannala ## Quick answers - Where is Urugamuwa West?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Urugamuwa West?Dandeniya North, Urugamuwa Central, Urugamuwa North, Urugamuwa South, Walakanda South and Walakanda West - What is there to see in Urugamuwa West?Bathigama Beach, edanda wella beach, kapparawella beach, Blowhole - What time zone is Urugamuwa West in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Urugamuwa West?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Urugamuwa West?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Urugamuwa West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Urugamuwa West?Aparekka Aurvedic Hospital, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Urugamuwa West?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Urugamuwa West?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urugamuwa West?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Urugamuwa West?LK3248025 (OCHA common operational dataset)