# Ladduwa GN division, Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/ladduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Ladduwa Ladduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.29 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.3km² - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ladduwa? Ladduwa 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 11 other GN divisions: [Andawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/andawala/), [Dewagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/dewagoda/), [Haburugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/haburugala/), [Indigasthuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/indigasthuduwa/), [Ittapana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/ittapana-south/), [Meegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/meegama/), [Thalgasgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/thalgasgoda/), [Thotakanatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/thotakanatta/), [Thunduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/thunduwa-east/), [Thunduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/thunduwa-west/) and [Warakatholla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/warakatholla/). By area it is the 6247th 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 Ladduwa is about 62 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4188° N, 80.0543° E. Local names: ලද්දූව . 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 Ladduwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ladduwa. - Dewagoda - Ladduwa 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 Ladduwa Named natural and historic features inside Ladduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Welipenne Ganga 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 Ladduwa 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 Ladduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ittapana District Hospital · Ittapana South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41074&mlon=80.08001#map=17/6.41074/80.08001) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Ittapana West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41944&mlon=80.08453#map=17/6.41944/80.08453) ATM ATM · Nebada 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A · Henpita 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46789&mlon=80.07941#map=17/6.46789/80.07941) Hotel Mangrove Escapes · Thotakanatta 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40197&mlon=80.06490#map=17/6.40197/80.06490) Mall Global Holdings · Galmatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44967&mlon=80.08092#map=17/6.44967/80.08092) School Meegama Kanishta Vidyalaya · Meegama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42209&mlon=80.06039#map=17/6.42209/80.06039) College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) Police station Ittapana Police Station · Ittapana West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41944&mlon=80.08387#map=17/6.41944/80.08387) 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 - 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 - 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 Ladduwa?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ladduwa?Andawala, Dewagoda, Haburugala, Indigasthuduwa, Ittapana South, Meegama, Thalgasgoda, Thotakanatta, Thunduwa East, Thunduwa West and Warakatholla - How many villages are in Ladduwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ladduwa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ladduwa?Ittapana District Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ladduwa?Samurdhi Bank, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ladduwa?ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ladduwa?Litro Fuels Welipanna - Site A, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ladduwa?LK1330250 (OCHA common operational dataset)