# Pothdeniya GN division, Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/pothdeniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasgoda DS Division # Pothdeniya Pothdeniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.10 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.1km² - 283 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pothdeniya? Pothdeniya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bengamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-east/), [Bengamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/bengamuwa-west/), [Dampahala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/dampahala-west/), [Keeripitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-east/), [Keeripitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/keeripitiya-west/), [Mologgamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/mologgamuwa-north/) and [Moragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pasgoda/moragala/). By area it is the 4782nd 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 Pothdeniya is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2880° N, 80.6014° E. Local names: පොත්දෙනිය . 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 Pothdeniya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pothdeniya. - Moragala - Pothdeniya 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 Pothdeniya Named natural and historic features inside Pothdeniya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Karawila · 397 m 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 Pothdeniya 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 243 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 Pothdeniya 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26138&mlon=80.60389#map=17/6.26138/80.60389) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Bengamuwa · Bengamuwa South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25917&mlon=80.60386#map=17/6.25917/80.60386) Hotel Diyadahara Guest- දියදහර · Dampahala East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26935&mlon=80.62933#map=17/6.26935/80.62933) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Bengamuwa Chethiyakandanarama Viharaya · Bengamuwa South 3.1 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Urubokka police station · Urubokka 3.9 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 East - 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 - Puwakgahahena - Rotumba East - Rotumba West - Thalapalakanda - Urubokka - Wijayagama ## Quick answers - Where is Pothdeniya?In Pasgoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pothdeniya?Bengamuwa East, Bengamuwa West, Dampahala West, Keeripitiya East, Keeripitiya West, Mologgamuwa North and Moragala - How many villages are in Pothdeniya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Pothdeniya?Karawila (397 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pothdeniya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pothdeniya?Lakeside Adventist Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pothdeniya?Bengamuwa Sanasa Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pothdeniya?National Savings Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pothdeniya?Bengamuwa, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pothdeniya?LK3209110 (OCHA common operational dataset)