A large population of people lived in the divisional secretariat division of the Bandaragama Divisional Secretariat Division before the separation of the ancient Pathahewatta Raja Maha Viharaya Millenium Division from the division of the Raigam Bandara in the Vidadagama area of ​​Vidagama.

There are no specific geographical features in this division and about 90% of the land is in the flat terrain. In terms of land use, the home garden area is 2806 hectares. The total land area is 48.9%. There are 1507 cultivated lands. Coconut, rubber and main crops are cultivated as crops, and tea cultivation has been developing in recent times. In addition, home gardening also uses a large community as a livelihood.

The average temperature in this area is 27.5 degrees Celsius in the Bandaragama Divisional Secretariat Division. The average annual rainfall is about mm. The temperature range between 2000 and 3000 is between 80% and 85%. This division belongs to WL 4 zone according to the classification of agro ecological zones.The southwestern monsoon wind receives the main rainfall in the area and the sun rays are experienced throughout the year due to lack of windy periods and good rainfall. Many areas of this division have better environmental conditions for crop cultivation.

Another important feature here is the high road density and it's like a very developed road system. The main road is the Ratnapura road and there is also a main road along the Kesbewa-Bandaragama road. The new Galle Road is also very popular. The newly constructed Southern Expressway also goes through this Divisional Secretary's Division.

The main Administrative Service Center is the Bandaragama town. Rathnapura Horana is the main road to Kalutara and Kesbewa. There is a massive development in the city due to the existence of a expressway. However, it seems that there are still underdeveloped areas in the inner part of the division. Flexible facilities have to be provided to this area.

Compared to other Divisional Secretariats, forests and cultivated lands are very sparse. This division also has the largest number of tanks in the Kalutara District. Uyanwatta Wewa, Gammanpila Wewa, Wewita Wewa, Aluthgama Wewa, Kudu Wewa, Walgama Wewa are among these. In addition, the Bolgoda river also flows through Bandaragama.

Archaeological and religious sites are also found in this division. The Veedagama Purana Raja Maha Viharaya is located in the Veedagama area.

This ayurvedic environment is still preserved due to the fact that this Divisional Secretariat is still largely rural. With this time of globalization, many countries are degrading and degrading, as well. But in Sri Lanka there are still beautiful villages and therefore they are in a good balance. This beauty is also found in the Bandaragama division.

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