# Rambukana West GN division, Pitabaddara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/rambukana-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Pitabaddara DS Division # Rambukana West Rambukana West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **4.89 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.9km² - 135 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rambukana West? Rambukana West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Alapaladeniya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/alapaladeniya-south/), [Kodikaragoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kodikaragoda-west/), [Kosnilgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/kosnilgoda/), [Rambukana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/rambukana-east/) and [Thalapekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/thalapekumbura/). By area it is the 3017th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Pitabaddara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/pitabaddara/). The centre of Rambukana West is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2511° N, 80.4758° E. Local names: රඹුකන 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 Rambukana West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rambukana West. - Rambukkana 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 Rambukana West Named natural and historic features inside Rambukana West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Adarakanda · 356 m ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Mahendra - Moderawila 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 Rambukana West 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 Rambukana West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Thalangalla East 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28829&mlon=80.40160#map=17/6.28829/80.40160) Bank National Savings Bank · Weliwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26164&mlon=80.49125#map=17/6.26164/80.49125) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Weliwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26048&mlon=80.49198#map=17/6.26048/80.49198) Hotel Mangala Hotel-Rambukkana · Kosnilgoda 1.3 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 Morawaka Primary School · Weliwa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26889&mlon=80.49649#map=17/6.26889/80.49649) College Thigma Education Center,Opatha. · Opatha South 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26727&mlon=80.41319#map=17/6.26727/80.41319) Police station Morawaka Police Station · Weliwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.25682&mlon=80.49374#map=17/6.25682/80.49374) 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 - 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 - Siyambalagoda East - Siyambalagoda West - Thalapekumbura - Thennahena - Wanasinkanda - Wathurakumbura - Weliwa ## Quick answers - Where is Rambukana West?In Pitabaddara DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rambukana West?Alapaladeniya South, Kodikaragoda West, Kosnilgoda, Rambukana East and Thalapekumbura - How many villages are in Rambukana West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Rambukana West?Adarakanda (356 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rambukana West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rambukana West?Rural Hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rambukana West?National Savings Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rambukana West?Commercial Bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rambukana West?IOC Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rambukana West?LK3203065 (OCHA common operational dataset)