# Banagala East GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/banagala-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Banagala East Banagala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **3.70 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.7km² - 75 mtypical elevation ## Where is Banagala East? Banagala East lies in [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/), [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: [Alapaladeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/alapaladeniya-south/), [Banagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/banagala-west/), [Kiriwelkele North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kiriwelkele-north/), [Opatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-east/), [Opatha North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/opatha-north/) and [Weerapana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-north/). By area it is the 4051st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Banagala East is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2695° N, 80.4340° E. Local names: බානගල 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 Banagala East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Banagala East. - Banagala 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 Banagala East 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 Banagala East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank Sanasa Bank,Opatha. · Opatha South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26736&mlon=80.41306#map=17/6.26736/80.41306) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Green Palace · Dangala West 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30999&mlon=80.40871#map=17/6.30999/80.40871) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School MR/Morwaka K.V. · Alapaladeniya South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28039&mlon=80.44349#map=17/6.28039/80.44349) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Police Post, Opatha. · Opatha East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26015&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.26015/80.41540) 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 Pitabaddara DS Division - Alapaladeniya North - Alapaladeniya South - Aluwana - Ambewela - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - Derangala - Diyadawa - Edandukitha East - Edandukitha West - Elamaldeniya - Galabada - Gorakawela - Ihala Ainagama - Kaduruwana - Kalubovitiyana - Kiriwelkele North - Kiriwelkele South - Kodikaragoda East - Kodikaragoda West - Kosnilgoda - Kotagala - Kudagalahena - Mahapothuvila - Paradupalla - Pitabeddara - Puwakbadovita - Rambukana East - Rambukana West - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Banagala East?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Banagala East?Alapaladeniya South, Banagala West, Kiriwelkele North, Opatha East, Opatha North and Weerapana North - How many villages are in Banagala East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Banagala East?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Banagala East?Rural Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Banagala East?Sanasa Bank,Opatha., about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Banagala East?Commercial Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Banagala East?IOC Filling Station, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Banagala East?LK3203025 (OCHA common operational dataset)