# Aluthgama GN division, Bandaragama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/aluthgama/ Grama Niladhari division · Bandaragama DS Division # Aluthgama Aluthgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.01 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.0km² - 2mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aluthgama? Aluthgama lies in [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Alothiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/alothiyawa/), [Kuda Aruggoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kuda-aruggoda-east/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/medagama/), [Newdawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/newdawa/) and [Senapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/senapura/). By area it is the 4934th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/). The centre of Aluthgama is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7315° N, 79.9703° E. Local names: අළුත්ගම . 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 Aluthgama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Aluthgama. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 21 m above sea level (median 15 m). - Alutgama - Madagama - Rukgaha Totupola 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 Aluthgama Named natural and historic features inside Aluthgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Aluthgama Wewa - Sudu Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Midland 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 Aluthgama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aluthgama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwani Pinnawala Homestay · Kamburugoda West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71667&mlon=79.98330#map=17/6.71667/79.98330) Bank Seylan Bank · Kamburugoda East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71571&mlon=79.98994#map=17/6.71571/79.98994) ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Kamburugoda East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71487&mlon=79.98914#map=17/6.71487/79.98914) Hotel Watergate Bolgoda · Aluthgama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73870&mlon=79.96390#map=17/6.73870/79.96390) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School Jade Drive International Preschool · Alothiyawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74251&mlon=79.97148#map=17/6.74251/79.97148) College Blace Academy · Kothalawala 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72098&mlon=80.00362#map=17/6.72098/80.00362) Police station Police Station, Bandaragama · Bandaragama 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71472&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.71472/79.98837) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Aluthgama Places mapped inside Aluthgama in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Bandaragama DS Division - Alothiyawa - Alubomulla East - Alubomulla West - Atulugama East - Atulugama West - Bamunumulla - Bamunumulla (Muslim) - Bandaragama - Bandaragama East - Bandaragama West - Batadombathuduwa - Bogahawatta - Bolgoda - Diganathuduwa - Epitamulla - Galgemandiya - Gammanpila - Gelanigama - Imbulliha - Kamburugoda East - Kamburugoda West - Kidelpitiya East - Kidelpitiya West - Kimmanthudawa - Kolamediriya North - Korawala - Kothalawala - Kuda Aruggoda East - Kuda Aruggoda West - Madupitiya - Maha Aruggoda - Mahabellana - Mahavila - Mahawatta - Medagama - Miriswatta - Newdawa - Pamunugama - Panape - Pinwala East - Pinwala West - Raigama East - Raigama North - Raigama South - Raigama West - Rambukkana North - Rambukkana South - Rerukana - Samaranayakapura - Senapura - Veedagama East - Veedagama West - Walgama North - Walgama South - Wanduramulla East - Wanduramulla West - Wevita - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Aluthgama?In Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aluthgama?Alothiyawa, Kuda Aruggoda East, Medagama, Newdawa and Senapura - How many villages are in Aluthgama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Aluthgama?Settlements lie between 6 m and 21 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Aluthgama?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Aluthgama?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Aluthgama?Suwani Pinnawala Homestay, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aluthgama?Seylan Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aluthgama?People's Bank ATM, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluthgama?IOC Filling Station, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aluthgama?LK1306025 (OCHA common operational dataset)