# Akurugoda West GN division, Malimbada DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/akurugoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Malimbada DS Division # Akurugoda West Akurugoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.2km² - 1mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Akurugoda West? Akurugoda West lies in [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/), [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: [Akurugoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/akurugoda-east/), [Akurugoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/akurugoda-north/), [Akurugoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/akurugoda-south/), [Jayawickramapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/jayawickramapura/) and [Warakapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/warakapitiya-north/). By area it is the 6369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.2% of [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/). The centre of Akurugoda West is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0023° N, 80.4842° E. Local names: අකුරුගොඩ 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). ## Villages and localities in Akurugoda West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Akurugoda West. - Akurugoda 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Akurugoda West Named natural and historic features inside Akurugoda West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 rubber estate. - Akurugoda - Danapathy - Netewwe Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Akurugoda 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 Akurugoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akkurugoda MOH · Kirimetimulla South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00847&mlon=80.50073#map=17/6.00847/80.50073) Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Denipitiya Central 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98353&mlon=80.45248#map=17/5.98353/80.45248) Hotel Villa 1972 · Welandagoda 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03665&mlon=80.49946#map=17/6.03665/80.49946) Mall New Shopping Complex · Paranakade 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97437&mlon=80.42932#map=17/5.97437/80.42932) School Baby's Kindergarten · Akurugoda West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99692&mlon=80.48538#map=17/5.99692/80.48538) College Thelijjawila Central Collage · Thelijjavila 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01973&mlon=80.49196#map=17/6.01973/80.49196) Police station Police Station Malimbada · Malimbada West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01056&mlon=80.51774#map=17/6.01056/80.51774) 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 Akurugoda West Places mapped inside Akurugoda West in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Malimbada DS Division - Akurugoda East - Akurugoda North - Akurugoda South - Dampella - Elgiriya - Galpamuna - Horagoda East - Horagoda South - Horagoda West - Kadduwa - Kadukanna - Katuwangoda - Kekunawela - Kirimetimulla North - Kirimetimulla South - Malimbada East - Malimbada North - Malimbada South - Malimbada West - Maragoda - Nape - Pahala Kiyaduwa - Sulthanagoda East - Sulthanagoda South - Sulthanagoda West - Thelijjavila - Uninduwela - Welandagoda ## Quick answers - Where is Akurugoda West?In Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Akurugoda West?Akurugoda East, Akurugoda North, Akurugoda South, Jayawickramapura and Warakapitiya North - How many villages are in Akurugoda West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Akurugoda West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Akurugoda West?Akkurugoda MOH, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Akurugoda West?Peoples Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Akurugoda West?Sampath Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Akurugoda West?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Akurugoda West?LK3224130 (OCHA common operational dataset)