# Usamalagoda GN division, Kotapola DS Division, Matara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/usamalagoda/

Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division 

# Usamalagoda

Usamalagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.55 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.6km²
- 149 mtypical elevation

## Where is Usamalagoda?

Usamalagoda 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kosmodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kosmodara/), [Kotapola North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kotapola-north/), [Kotapola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kotapola-south/), [Lindagawahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/lindagawahena/) and [Nawalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/nawalahena/). By area it is the 8202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Usamalagoda is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3030° N, 80.5517° E. Local names: උසමලගොඩ .

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 Usamalagoda

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Usamalagoda. Settlements here lie between about 128 m and 151 m above sea level (median 149 m).

- Bodeniya
- Diyadwa
- Kosmodara
- Ranathungoda

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 Usamalagoda 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 Usamalagoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) 

Bank People's Bank · Deniyaya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34247&mlon=80.56075#map=17/6.34247/80.56075) 

ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kotapola North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29661&mlon=80.54216#map=17/6.29661/80.54216) 

Hotel Deniyaya Crown Hill · Kotapola South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27785&mlon=80.54597#map=17/6.27785/80.54597) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) 

School Kotapola National College · Kotapola North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29561&mlon=80.54215#map=17/6.29561/80.54215) 

College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) 

Police station Kosmodara · Kosmodara 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28964&mlon=80.56061#map=17/6.28964/80.56061) 

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 Kotapola DS Division

- Adaradeniya
- Bateyaya
- 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
- Uvaragala
- Viharahena
- Waralla

## Quick answers

- Where is Usamalagoda?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Usamalagoda?Kosmodara, Kotapola North, Kotapola South, Lindagawahena and Nawalahena
- How many villages are in Usamalagoda?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Usamalagoda?Settlements lie between 128 m and 151 m
- What is the best time to visit Usamalagoda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Usamalagoda?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Usamalagoda?People's Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Usamalagoda?National Savings Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Usamalagoda?Ceypetco, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Usamalagoda?LK3206145 (OCHA common operational dataset)