# Bopitiya West GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/bopitiya-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Bopitiya West Bopitiya West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.2km² - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bopitiya West? Bopitiya West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bopitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/bopitiya-east/), [Diyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/diyagala/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henegama/), [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/naravila/) and [Thambaretiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/thambaretiya/). By area it is the 6396th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Bopitiya West is about 55 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5036° N, 80.0880° E. Local names: බෝපිටිය බටහිර . 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 Bopitiya West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bopitiya West. - Bopitiya 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 Bopitiya West Named natural and historic features inside Bopitiya West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Penigalakanda - St George’s Group 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 Bopitiya West 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 Bopitiya West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rio Animal Hospital · Mathugama West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52238&mlon=80.11153#map=17/6.52238/80.11153) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama · Mathugama South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11203#map=17/6.52237/80.11203) ATM ATM · Nebada 10 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 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52275&mlon=80.11283#map=17/6.52275/80.11283) Hotel Hotel Himakara · Yatadolawatta East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51876&mlon=80.07626#map=17/6.51876/80.07626) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Pre School Matugama · Yattovita 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52038&mlon=80.10081#map=17/6.52038/80.10081) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Godakawela Police Station · Mathugama West 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52310&mlon=80.11362#map=17/6.52310/80.11362) 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 - Badugama New Colony - Bondupitiya - Bopitiya East - 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 Bopitiya West?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bopitiya West?Bopitiya East, Diyagala, Henegama, Naravila and Thambaretiya - How many villages are in Bopitiya West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bopitiya West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Bopitiya West?Rio Animal Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bopitiya West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bopitiya West?ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bopitiya West?Matugama Fuel Station, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bopitiya West?LK1330075 (OCHA common operational dataset)