# Maragoda GN division, Malimbada DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/maragoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Malimbada DS Division # Maragoda Maragoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.89 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 1mapped services - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maragoda? Maragoda 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dampella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/dampella/), [Horagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/horagoda-east/), [Kekunawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/kekunawela/), [Pahala Kiyaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/pahala-kiyaduwa/), [Paraduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-east/) and [Welandagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/welandagoda/). By area it is the 7202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Malimbada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/). The centre of Maragoda is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0525° N, 80.4973° E. Local names: මාරගොඩ . 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 Maragoda Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Maragoda. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 14 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Dampella - Kekunewila - Kotadupe - Maragoda - Pategama 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 Maragoda 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 Maragoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Peoples Bank · Thelijjavila 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02390&mlon=80.49553#map=17/6.02390/80.49553) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) Hotel Makuludola Bungalow · Dampella 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04102&mlon=80.49980#map=17/6.04102/80.49980) Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) School Dampella Maha Vidyalaya · Maragoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04705&mlon=80.50225#map=17/6.04705/80.50225) College Thelijjawila Central Collage · Thelijjavila 3.7 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 5.2 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 Maragoda Places mapped inside Maragoda 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 - Akurugoda West - 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 - Nape - Pahala Kiyaduwa - Sulthanagoda East - Sulthanagoda South - Sulthanagoda West - Thelijjavila - Uninduwela - Welandagoda ## Quick answers - Where is Maragoda?In Malimbada DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maragoda?Dampella, Horagoda East, Kekunawela, Pahala Kiyaduwa, Paraduwa East and Welandagoda - How many villages are in Maragoda?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maragoda?Settlements lie between 14 m and 14 m - What is the best time to visit Maragoda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maragoda?Akuressa Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maragoda?Peoples Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maragoda?Commercial Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maragoda?IOC Filling Station, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maragoda?LK3224015 (OCHA common operational dataset)