# Panape GN division, Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/panape/ Grama Niladhari division · Bandaragama DS Division # Panape Panape is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.12 km²**. - 1.1km² ## Where is Panape? Panape 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 9 other GN divisions: [Bellanthudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/bellanthudawa/), [Gelanigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/gelanigama/), [Halthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/halthota/), [Kimmanthudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kimmanthudawa/), [Kolamediriya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kolamediriya-north/), [Langana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/langana/), [Millaniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/millaniya/), [Raigama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-east/) and [Raigama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/raigama-south/). By area it is the 9718th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/). The centre of Panape is about 31 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7005° N, 80.0066° E. Local names: පනාපේ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Panape Named natural and historic features inside Panape, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pinwala Ela 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 Panape 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 Panape Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Royal Care Hospitals · Bandaragama East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71655&mlon=79.99171#map=17/6.71655/79.99171) Bank Sampath Bank · Bandaragama East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71277&mlon=79.99035#map=17/6.71277/79.99035) ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bandaragama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71408&mlon=79.98854#map=17/6.71408/79.98854) Hotel A Restaurants · Bellanthudawa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70979&mlon=80.01849#map=17/6.70979/80.01849) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School Al gazzaly national collage ground · Bogahawatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.69324&mlon=79.99554#map=17/6.69324/79.99554) College Blace Academy · Kothalawala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72098&mlon=80.00362#map=17/6.72098/80.00362) Police station Police Station, Bandaragama · Bandaragama 2.6 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 - 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 - 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 Panape?In Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panape?Bellanthudawa, Gelanigama, Halthota, Kimmanthudawa, Kolamediriya North, Langana, Millaniya, Raigama East and Raigama South - What is the best time to visit Panape?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Panape?Royal Care Hospitals, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panape?Sampath Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panape?People's Bank ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panape?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panape?LK1306255 (OCHA common operational dataset)