# Bogodakanda GN division, Walallawita DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/bogodakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Walallawita DS Division # Bogodakanda Bogodakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walallawita DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.10 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.1km² ## Where is Bogodakanda? Bogodakanda lies in [Walallawita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/), [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: [Gulavita North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/gulavita-north/), [Halwalakele Malwathukanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/halwalakele-malwathukanda/), [Lihiniyawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/lihiniyawa-east/), [Maddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/maddegama/), [Meegahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/meegahathenna/) and [Wedawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/wedawatta/). By area it is the 3659th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Walallawita DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/). The centre of Bogodakanda is about 67 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4308° N, 80.1765° E. Local names: බෝගොඩ කන්ද . 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 Bogodakanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bogodakanda. - Naawala Kanda 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 Bogodakanda Named natural and historic features inside Bogodakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Bolkan Kanda · 50 m 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 Bogodakanda 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 Bogodakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meegahathenna Hospital · Maddegama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43478&mlon=80.19842#map=17/6.43478/80.19842) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pelawatta West North 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40557&mlon=80.21578#map=17/6.40557/80.21578) ATM ATM · Nebada 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Pelawaththa Filling Station · Pelawatta 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.39972&mlon=80.21870#map=17/6.39972/80.21870) Hotel Lihiniyawa Holiday Inn · Lihiniyawa West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.45587&mlon=80.16500#map=17/6.45587/80.16500) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Meegahathenna Primary School · Maddegama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43715&mlon=80.19147#map=17/6.43715/80.19147) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Meegahathenna Police Station · Mallawachchigoda Gangabada 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43684&mlon=80.19432#map=17/6.43684/80.19432) 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 Walallawita DS Division - Bothalawa - Gammana East - Gammana West - Gorakadoowa - Gorakadoowa - Gulanawatta - Gulavita North - Gulavita South - Halwala - Halwalakele Malwathukanda - Ihala Hewessa - Ittapana East - Ittapana North - Ittapana South - Ittapana West - Kankotawatta - Karapagala - Katudora - Katukele Welmeegoda - Kuda Mathugama - Kumbadoowa - Lihiniyawa East - Lihiniyawa West - Loolbadduwa - Maddegama - Magurumasvila - Makalandawa - Makalandawa South - Malambehena - Mallawachchigoda Gangabada - Mandagala - Meegahathenna - Miriswatta - Miriswatta - Moragala - Pahala Hewessa North - Pahala Hewessa South - Pannila - Pannila East - Pannila South - Pareigama North - Pareigama South - Pelawatta - Pelawatta East - Pelawatta West North - Pelawatta West South - Ranepuragoda - Thotaha - Thundola - Udugama - Uragoda East - Uragoda West - Uthumgama - Walallavita East - Walallavita South - Wedawatta - Weerakanda - Yagirala - Yattapatha ## Quick answers - Where is Bogodakanda?In Walallawita DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bogodakanda?Gulavita North, Halwalakele Malwathukanda, Lihiniyawa East, Maddegama, Meegahathenna and Wedawatta - How many villages are in Bogodakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Bogodakanda?Bolkan Kanda (50 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bogodakanda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Bogodakanda?Meegahathenna Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bogodakanda?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bogodakanda?ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bogodakanda?Pelawaththa Filling Station, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bogodakanda?LK1339065 (OCHA common operational dataset)