# Bengamuwa West GN division, Pasgoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Bengamuwa West Bengamuwa West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.81 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 1mapped services - 211 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bengamuwa West? Bengamuwa West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bengamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-east/), [Bengamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-south/), [Mologgamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mologgamuwa-north/), [Mologgamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mologgamuwa-south/) and [Pothdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pothdeniya/). By area it is the 5251st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Pasgoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/). The centre of Bengamuwa West is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2660° N, 80.6000° E. Local names: බෙංගමුව 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 Bengamuwa West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bengamuwa West. Settlements here lie between about 205 m and 214 m above sea level (median 211 m). - Bengamuwa - Dabogala - Denkandanda 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 Bengamuwa West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 171 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 26 79 Mar 26 107 Apr 27 182 May 27 194 Jun 26 106 Jul 26 89 Aug 26 115 Sep 26 161 Oct 26 231 Nov 26 285 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bengamuwa West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mawarala Hospital · Gomila 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.20183&mlon=80.59198#map=17/6.20183/80.59198) Bank Bengamuwa Sanasa Bank · Bengamuwa West 0.7 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 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Bengamuwa Chethiyakandanarama Viharaya · Bengamuwa South 0.8 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 Kosmodara · Kosmodara 5.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bengamuwa West Places mapped inside Bengamuwa West in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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 Pasgoda DS Division - Andaluwa - Batandura North - Batandura South - Bengamuwa East - Bengamuwa South - 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 West?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bengamuwa West?Bengamuwa East, Bengamuwa South, Mologgamuwa North, Mologgamuwa South and Pothdeniya - How many villages are in Bengamuwa West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bengamuwa West?Settlements lie between 205 m and 214 m - What is the best time to visit Bengamuwa West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bengamuwa West?Mawarala Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bengamuwa West?Bengamuwa Sanasa Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bengamuwa West?National Savings Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bengamuwa West?Bengamuwa, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Bengamuwa West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bengamuwa West?LK3209125 (OCHA common operational dataset)