# Gelanigama GN division, Bandaragama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/gelanigama/ Grama Niladhari division · Bandaragama DS Division # Gelanigama Gelanigama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.55 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.6km² - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gelanigama? Gelanigama 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 6 other GN divisions: [Kolamediriya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kolamediriya-north/), [Kothalawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kothalawala/), [Panape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/panape/), [Raigama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-south/), [Veedagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/veedagama-east/) and [Veedagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/veedagama-west/). By area it is the 12202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/). The centre of Gelanigama is about 29 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7178° N, 80.0014° E. Local names: ගැලනිගම . 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 Gelanigama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gelanigama. - Kotawala 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 Gelanigama 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 Gelanigama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Royal Care Hospitals · Bandaragama East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71655&mlon=79.99171#map=17/6.71655/79.99171) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Kamburugoda East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71617&mlon=79.99093#map=17/6.71617/79.99093) ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 1.3 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 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71487&mlon=79.98914#map=17/6.71487/79.98914) Hotel Lanka Hotel Raigama · Kothalawala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72150&mlon=80.00864#map=17/6.72150/80.00864) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School E-Gate , Bandaragama · Bandaragama East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71041&mlon=79.99207#map=17/6.71041/79.99207) College Blace Academy · Kothalawala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72098&mlon=80.00362#map=17/6.72098/80.00362) Police station Police Station, Bandaragama · Bandaragama 1.5 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. ## Other GN divisions in Bandaragama DS Division - Alothiyawa - Alubomulla East - Alubomulla West - Aluthgama - Atulugama East - Atulugama West - Bamunumulla - Bamunumulla (Muslim) - Bandaragama - Bandaragama East - Bandaragama West - Batadombathuduwa - Bogahawatta - Bolgoda - Diganathuduwa - Epitamulla - Galgemandiya - Gammanpila - 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 Gelanigama?In Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gelanigama?Kolamediriya North, Kothalawala, Panape, Raigama South, Veedagama East and Veedagama West - How many villages are in Gelanigama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gelanigama?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Gelanigama?Royal Care Hospitals, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gelanigama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gelanigama?People's Bank ATM, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gelanigama?IOC Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gelanigama?LK1306160 (OCHA common operational dataset)