# Sapugahawatta GN division, Dodangoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/sapugahawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Dodangoda DS Division # Sapugahawatta Sapugahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.81 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.8km² - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sapugahawatta? Sapugahawatta lies in [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/), [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: [Dodangoda East - North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east-north/), [Dodangoda East - South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east-south/), [Nehinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/nehinna/), [Puhambugoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/puhambugoda-east/), [Wadugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/wadugama/) and [Yatadolawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/yatadolawatta-east/). By area it is the 7435th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/). The centre of Sapugahawatta is about 50 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5377° N, 80.0502° E. Local names: සපුගහවත්ත . 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 Sapugahawatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sapugahawatta. - Dodangoda - Dodangoda Interchange 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 Sapugahawatta Named natural and historic features inside Sapugahawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Gloden Estate Godahena Division - Godahena 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 Sapugahawatta 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 Sapugahawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wellatha Rural Hospital · Wellatha 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.57020&mlon=80.07292#map=17/6.57020/80.07292) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Mathugama West 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53228&mlon=80.11077#map=17/6.53228/80.11077) ATM ATM · Nebada 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Matugama Fuel Station · Mathugama South 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52275&mlon=80.11283#map=17/6.52275/80.11283) Hotel Plantation Villa · Nehinna 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55317&mlon=80.06208#map=17/6.55317/80.06208) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Dodangoda Miriswaththa Maha Vidyalaya · Dodangoda West - North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55024&mlon=80.03040#map=17/6.55024/80.03040) College Kaika Japanese School · Viharakanda 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54081&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.54081/79.98837) Police station Dodangoda Police Station · Dodangoda West - Central 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55328&mlon=80.02367#map=17/6.55328/80.02367) 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 Dodangoda DS Division - Adhikarigoda - Bolossagama - Bombuwala North - Central - Bombuwala North - East - Bombuwala North - West - Bombuwala South - Central - Bombuwala South - East - Bombuwala South - West - Dodangoda East - Dodangoda East - Central - Dodangoda East - North - Dodangoda East - South - Dodangoda West - Dodangoda West - Central - Dodangoda West - North - Dodangoda West - North West - Dodangoda West - South - Eladoowa - Galpottavila - Gamagoda East - Gamagoda West - Ihala Nebada - Koholana North - Koholana South - Nebada - Nebada West - Nehinna - Pahala Nebada - Pelapitiyagoda - Pelapitiyagoda North - Puhambugoda East - Puhambugoda West - Remunagoda North - Remunagoda South - Serupita East - Serupita West - Thebuwana East - Thebuwana West - Thudugala East - Thudugala West - Ukwatta - Wadugama - Wattahena - Wellatha ## Quick answers - Where is Sapugahawatta?In Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sapugahawatta?Dodangoda East - North, Dodangoda East - South, Nehinna, Puhambugoda East, Wadugama and Yatadolawatta East - How many villages are in Sapugahawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sapugahawatta?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Sapugahawatta?Wellatha Rural Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sapugahawatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sapugahawatta?ATM, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sapugahawatta?Matugama Fuel Station, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sapugahawatta?LK1327195 (OCHA common operational dataset)