# Ovitigala GN division, Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division 

# Ovitigala

Ovitigala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.3km²
- 15 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ovitigala?

Ovitigala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Badugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/badugama/), [Badugama New Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/badugama-new-colony/), [Mathugama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/mathugama-east/), [Mathugama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/mathugama-south/), [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/naravila/) and [Sandasirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/sandasirigama/). By area it is the 6304th 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 Ovitigala is about 57 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5054° N, 80.1229° E. Local names: ඕවිටිගල .

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 Ovitigala

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

- Owitigala

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).

## Weather in Ovitigala 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 Ovitigala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wettewa hospital · Wettewa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52278&mlon=80.12581#map=17/6.52278/80.12581) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama · Mathugama South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11203#map=17/6.52237/80.11203) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump IOC Matugama · Mathugama North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11598#map=17/6.52237/80.11598) 

Hotel Sisila Hotel Matugama · Mathugama South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52222&mlon=80.11440#map=17/6.52222/80.11440) 

Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) 

School C.W.W Kannangara Central College · Mathugama East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51719&mlon=80.12022#map=17/6.51719/80.12022) 

College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) 

Police station Matugama police Station · Mathugama East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52091&mlon=80.11819#map=17/6.52091/80.11819) 

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
- Ladduwa
- Lewwanduwa East
- Lewwanduwa North
- Lewwanduwa West
- Madawala
- Mathugama East
- Mathugama North
- Mathugama South
- Mathugama West
- Meegama
- Naravila
- Navuttuduwa
- Nugagahalanda
- 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 Ovitigala?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ovitigala?Badugama, Badugama New Colony, Mathugama East, Mathugama South, Naravila and Sandasirigama
- How many villages are in Ovitigala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ovitigala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ovitigala?Wettewa hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ovitigala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ovitigala?ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ovitigala?IOC Matugama, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ovitigala?LK1330140 (OCHA common operational dataset)