# Pathegama GN division, Weligama DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pathegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division # Pathegama Pathegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.1km² - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pathegama? Pathegama lies in [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/), [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: [Borala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/borala/), [Midigama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/midigama-east/), [Midigama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/midigama-north/), [Moodugamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/moodugamuwa-west/), [Pitidoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/pitidoowa/), [Walana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/walana/) and [Wekada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/wekada/). By area it is the 6756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Pathegama is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9854° N, 80.4058° E. Local names: පාතේගම . 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 Pathegama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pathegama. - Batawala - Batawala Colony - Pathegama 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 Pathegama Named natural and historic features inside Pathegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Neligama 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 Pathegama 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 Pathegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weligama District Hospital · Walana 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97491&mlon=80.41891#map=17/5.97491/80.41891) Bank People's Bank · Paranakade 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97511&mlon=80.42639#map=17/5.97511/80.42639) ATM Sampath Bank · Mirissa Udupila 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94719&mlon=80.45803#map=17/5.94719/80.45803) Petrol pump IOC · Galbokka East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97366&mlon=80.43074#map=17/5.97366/80.43074) Hotel Serendipity - Weligama · Moodugamuwa West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.98705&mlon=80.41413#map=17/5.98705/80.41413) Mall Global Shopping and Food City · Galbokka East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97534&mlon=80.42883#map=17/5.97534/80.42883) School Midigama Maha Vidyalaya · Midigama West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97311&mlon=80.39613#map=17/5.97311/80.39613) College Dekma · Midigama West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97011&mlon=80.39248#map=17/5.97011/80.39248) Police station Police Station Weligama · Paranakade 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.97314&mlon=80.42656#map=17/5.97314/80.42656) 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 Weligama DS Division - Aluth Weediya - Bandaramulla - Denuwala - Galbokka East - Galbokka West - Garanduwa - Gurubebila - Henwala East - Henwala West - Hetti Weediya - Kamburugamuwa North - Kamburugamuwa South - Kamburugamuwa West - Kapparathota North - Kapparathota South - Kohunugamuwa - Kotavila North - Kotavila South - Kotavila West - Maha Weediya - Midigama East - Midigama North - Midigama West - Mirissa North - Mirissa South 1 - Mirissa South 2 - Mirissa Udumulla - Mirissa Udupila - Moodugamuwa East - Moodugamuwa West - Nidangala - Paranakade - Pelena North - Pelena South - Pelena West - Pitidoowa - Polwathumodara - Polwatta - Thal Aramba East - Thal Aramba North - Thal Aramba South - Thudella - Walana - Walliwala East - Walliwala South - Walliwala West - Wekada ## Quick answers - Where is Pathegama?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pathegama?Borala, Midigama East, Midigama North, Moodugamuwa West, Pitidoowa, Walana and Wekada - How many villages are in Pathegama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pathegama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pathegama?Weligama District Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pathegama?People's Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pathegama?Sampath Bank, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pathegama?IOC, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pathegama?LK3239010 (OCHA common operational dataset)