# Derangala GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/derangala/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Derangala Derangala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **5.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.6km² - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Derangala? Derangala 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 9 other GN divisions: [Diganahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/diganahena/), [Gorakawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/gorakawela/), [Kiriwelkele South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kiriwelkele-south/), [Kudagalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kudagalahena/), [Lenama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/lenama-north/), [Thennahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/thennahena/), [Weerapana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-east/), [Weerapana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-north/) and [Weerapana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/weerapana-south/). By area it is the 2571st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Derangala is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2303° N, 80.4488° E. Local names: දෑරංගල . 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 Derangala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Derangala. - Derangala Colony First Tract 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 Derangala 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 Derangala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank Samurdhi Bank,Opatha. · Opatha East 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25954&mlon=80.41540#map=17/6.25954/80.41540) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Mangala Hotel-Rambukkana · Kosnilgoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23954&mlon=80.47477#map=17/6.23954/80.47477) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School MR/Morwaka K.V. · Alapaladeniya South 5.6 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 5.7 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 5.0 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 East - Banagala West - Dangala East - Dangala West - Dankoluwa - Dehigaspe - 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 Derangala?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Derangala?Diganahena, Gorakawela, Kiriwelkele South, Kudagalahena, Lenama North, Thennahena, Weerapana East, Weerapana North and Weerapana South - How many villages are in Derangala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Derangala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Derangala?Rural Hospital, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Derangala?Samurdhi Bank,Opatha., about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Derangala?Commercial Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Derangala?IOC Filling Station, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Derangala?LK3203105 (OCHA common operational dataset)