# Bateyaya GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/bateyaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division # Bateyaya Bateyaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 1mapped services - 487 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bateyaya? Bateyaya lies in [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Deniyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/deniyaya/), [Deniyaya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/deniyaya-west/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/ihalagama/), [Kandilpana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kandilpana/), [Keeriwalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/keeriwalagama/), [Kiriweldola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kiriweldola/), [Nishshankapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/nishshankapura/) and [Pallegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/pallegama-south/). By area it is the 6823rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Bateyaya is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3555° N, 80.5545° E. Local names: බටේයාය . 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 Bateyaya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bateyaya. - Batayaya Junction - Ginhadigama 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 Bateyaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 447 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 95 Feb 24 79 Mar 25 107 Apr 25 182 May 25 194 Jun 24 106 Jul 24 89 Aug 24 115 Sep 24 161 Oct 24 231 Nov 24 285 Dec 24 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bateyaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Deniyaya Hospital · Ihalagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35755&mlon=80.56827#map=17/6.35755/80.56827) Bank National Savings Bank · Deniyaya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34645&mlon=80.55912#map=17/6.34645/80.55912) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Deniyaya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34566&mlon=80.55930#map=17/6.34566/80.55930) Hotel Richiland Tea Estate Bungalow · Bateyaya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35106&mlon=80.55481#map=17/6.35106/80.55481) Mall Salahudeen's Gift Store · Pelmadulla Town 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62404&mlon=80.54220#map=17/6.62404/80.54220) School Deniyaya National School · Deniyaya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34584&mlon=80.55711#map=17/6.34584/80.55711) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Deniyaya Police Station · Deniyaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34150&mlon=80.55868#map=17/6.34150/80.55868) 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 Bateyaya Places mapped inside Bateyaya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Kotapola DS Division - Adaradeniya - Beliattakumbura - Deniyaya - Deniyaya West - Horagala East - Horagala West - Ihalagama - Ilukpitiya - Kalugalahena - Kandilpana - Keeriwalagama - Kiriweldola - Kolawenigama - Koodaludeniya - Kosmodara - Kotapola North - Kotapola South - Lindagawahena - Mederipitiya - Morawaka - Mugunumulla - Nawalahena - Nishshankapura - Pallegama North - Pallegama South - Paragala - Pathawala Nadakanda - Pelawatta - Poddana - Porupitiya - Pussawela - Thenipita - Usamalagoda - Uvaragala - Viharahena - Waralla ## Quick answers - Where is Bateyaya?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bateyaya?Deniyaya, Deniyaya West, Ihalagama, Kandilpana, Keeriwalagama, Kiriweldola, Nishshankapura and Pallegama South - How many villages are in Bateyaya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bateyaya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bateyaya?Deniyaya Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bateyaya?National Savings Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bateyaya?National Savings Bank ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bateyaya?Ceypetco, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bateyaya?LK3206040 (OCHA common operational dataset)