# Ambegoda GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/ambegoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Ambegoda Ambegoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **8.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.0km² - 250 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ambegoda? Ambegoda lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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: [Athwelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/athwelthota/), [Bampara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/bampara/), [Diganna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/diganna/), [Kodippilikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/kalawana/kodippilikanda/), [Morapitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/morapitiya-north/) and [Pelenda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/pelenda/). By area it is the 1620th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Ambegoda is about 64 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5520° N, 80.2825° E. Local names: අඹේගොඩ . 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 Ambegoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ambegoda. - Kumburuhena 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 Ambegoda Named natural and historic features inside Ambegoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Palukgala · 291 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Hinpanwila 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 Ambegoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 232 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 89 Feb 25 85 Mar 26 128 Apr 26 238 May 26 244 Jun 25 155 Jul 25 114 Aug 25 135 Sep 25 187 Oct 25 302 Nov 25 332 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ambegoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baduraliya Government Hospital · Baduraliya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51472&mlon=80.23270#map=17/6.51472/80.23270) Bank National Savings Bank · Baduraliya 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51610&mlon=80.23397#map=17/6.51610/80.23397) ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) Hotel Sueen Nature · Pelenda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55489&mlon=80.25808#map=17/6.55489/80.25808) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Pelanda Temil Primary School · Pelenda West 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54680&mlon=80.23917#map=17/6.54680/80.23917) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station kalawana police station · Thapassarakanda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53112&mlon=80.39097#map=17/6.53112/80.39097) 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Walakada - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Ambegoda?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambegoda?Athwelthota, Bampara, Diganna, Kodippilikanda, Morapitiya North and Pelenda - How many villages are in Ambegoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ambegoda?Palukgala (291 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ambegoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambegoda?Baduraliya Government Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambegoda?National Savings Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambegoda?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambegoda?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambegoda?LK1336055 (OCHA common operational dataset)