# Bengamuwa East GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Bengamuwa East Bengamuwa East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.1km² - 286 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bengamuwa East? Bengamuwa East lies in [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/), [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: [Bengamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-south/), [Bengamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-west/), [Dampahala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-east/), [Dampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-west/), [Pasgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pasgoda/) and [Pothdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pothdeniya/). By area it is the 4821st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Bengamuwa East is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2696° N, 80.6150° E. Local names: බෙංගමුව නැගෙනහිර . 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 Bengamuwa East Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bengamuwa East. - Hendikanda - Indola - Mahahengoda 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 Bengamuwa East Named natural and historic features inside Bengamuwa East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Indola - Moragahaena 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 Bengamuwa East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 246 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 25 95 Feb 25 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 26 182 May 26 194 Jun 26 106 Jul 25 89 Aug 25 115 Sep 25 161 Oct 25 231 Nov 25 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bengamuwa East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lakeside Adventist Hospital · Ginnaliya South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31094&mlon=80.65284#map=17/6.31094/80.65284) Bank Bengamuwa Sanasa Bank · Bengamuwa West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26138&mlon=80.60389#map=17/6.26138/80.60389) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Bengamuwa Chethiyakandanarama Viharaya · Bengamuwa South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26051&mlon=80.60446#map=17/6.26051/80.60446) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31039&mlon=80.62897#map=17/6.31039/80.62897) 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 Pasgoda DS Division - Andaluwa - Batandura North - Batandura South - Bengamuwa South - Bengamuwa West - Beralapanathara North - Beralapanathara South - Dampahala East - Dampahala West - Denkandaliya - Ehelakanda - Galketikanda - Ginnaliya East - Ginnaliya North - Ginnaliya South - Ginnaliya West - Gomila - Heegoda - Hulankanda - Keeripitiya East - Keeripitiya West - Kekundeniya - Ketawala - Kirilipana - Mawarala - Mekiliyathenna - Mologgamuwa North - Mologgamuwa South - Moragala - Napathella - Panakaduwa East - Panakaduwa West - Pasgoda - Pathavita - Pattigala - Pothdeniya - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Bengamuwa East?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bengamuwa East?Bengamuwa South, Bengamuwa West, Dampahala East, Dampahala West, Pasgoda and Pothdeniya - How many villages are in Bengamuwa East?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bengamuwa East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bengamuwa East?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bengamuwa East?Bengamuwa Sanasa Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bengamuwa East?National Savings Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bengamuwa East?Bengamuwa, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bengamuwa East?LK3209130 (OCHA common operational dataset)