# Badugama GN division, Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/badugama/

Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division 

# Badugama

Badugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.35 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.3km²
- 62 mtypical elevation

## Where is Badugama?

Badugama lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Badugama New Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/badugama-new-colony/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henegama/), [Horawala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-east/), [Horawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-north/), [Horawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-west/), [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/naravila/) and [Ovitigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/ovitigala/). By area it is the 3427th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Badugama is about 58 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4880° N, 80.1252° E. Local names: බදුගම .

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 Badugama

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Badugama.

- Badugama

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 Badugama

Named natural and historic features inside Badugama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Werabotale · 22 m

### Estates

1 rubber estate.

- Clarence Hill

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 Badugama 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 Badugama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47126&mlon=80.10330#map=17/6.47126/80.10330) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama · Mathugama South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11203#map=17/6.52237/80.11203) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump IOC Matugama · Mathugama North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11598#map=17/6.52237/80.11598) 

Hotel Sundara Hotel Kaluthara North · Horawala West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47751&mlon=80.12637#map=17/6.47751/80.12637) 

Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) 

School Horawala Maha Vidyala · Horawala North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47816&mlon=80.13553#map=17/6.47816/80.13553) 

College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) 

Police station Police Staion- Welipenna · Welipenna West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46762&mlon=80.10797#map=17/6.46762/80.10797) 

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 Matugama DS Division

- Aluthgamgoda
- Andawala
- Badugama New Colony
- Bondupitiya
- Bopitiya East
- Bopitiya West
- Dewagoda
- Dippita
- Diyagala
- Galmatta
- Gurudola
- Henegama
- Henpita
- Hiriketiya
- Horawala
- Horawala East
- Horawala North
- Horawala West
- Iddagoda East
- Iddagoda West
- Indigasthuduwa
- Keeranthidiya
- Keppetiyagahalanda
- Kolehekada
- Kotagedara
- Kurudippita
- Ladduwa
- Lewwanduwa East
- Lewwanduwa North
- Lewwanduwa West
- Madawala
- Mathugama East
- Mathugama North
- Mathugama South
- Mathugama West
- Meegama
- Naravila
- Navuttuduwa
- Nugagahalanda
- Ovitigala
- Panthiya
- Pussalamulla
- Sandasirigama
- Thalgasgoda
- Thambaretiya
- Walagedara North
- Walagedara South
- Warakatholla
- Welimanana
- Welipenna East - North
- Welipenna East - South
- Welipenna West
- Wettewa
- Yatadolawatta East
- Yatadolawatta West
- Yattovita

## Quick answers

- Where is Badugama?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Badugama?Badugama New Colony, Henegama, Horawala East, Horawala North, Horawala West, Naravila and Ovitigala
- How many villages are in Badugama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Badugama?Werabotale (22 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Badugama?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Badugama?hijama treatment center, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Badugama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Badugama?ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Badugama?IOC Matugama, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Badugama?LK1330135 (OCHA common operational dataset)
