# Rathneggama GN division, Mawathagama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Mawathagama DS Division 

# Rathneggama

Rathneggama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.14 km²**.

- 1.1km²

## Where is Rathneggama?

Rathneggama lies in [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/bulathwatta/), [Henepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/henepola/), [Maralanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/maralanda/), [Pilessa Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/pilessa-pahalagama/) and [Walpolakanda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mallawapitiya/walpolakanda-north/). By area it is the 9640th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Mawathagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/). The centre of Rathneggama is about 84 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4435° N, 80.4183° E. Local names: රත්නැග්ගම .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Rathneggama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 61 

Feb 26 55 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 162 

Jun 27 93 

Jul 27 65 

Aug 27 76 

Sep 27 118 

Oct 27 258 

Nov 26 270 

Dec 26 165 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rathneggama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mawathagama Divisional Hospital · Mawathagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44040&mlon=80.44802#map=17/7.44040/80.44802) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Mawathagama West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43424&mlon=80.44382#map=17/7.43424/80.44382) 

ATM Sampath Bank (Metro) · Kurunegala Town - South 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48100&mlon=80.36039#map=17/7.48100/80.36039) 

Petrol pump Filling Station · Mawathagama West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43403&mlon=80.44409#map=17/7.43403/80.44409) 

Hotel Asliya hotel · Pilessa Ihalagama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45217&mlon=80.42040#map=17/7.45217/80.42040) 

Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) 

School D.P. Wickramasinghe Vidyalaya · Mawathagama South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42853&mlon=80.44319#map=17/7.42853/80.44319) 

College Industrial Engineering Training Institute - Moratuwa · Gonagaldeniya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41667&mlon=80.40000#map=17/7.41667/80.40000) 

Police station Mawathagama Police Station · Mawathagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43254&mlon=80.44991#map=17/7.43254/80.44991) 

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 Mawathagama DS Division

- Akade
- Arampola
- Arampola Watta North
- Arampola Watta South
- Bandaragala
- Barandana
- Boyagoda
- Bulathwatta
- Delgolla Watta North
- Delgolla Watta South
- Delpaddana
- Dunukewatta
- Ellagonna
- Eriminna
- Etagahawela
- Galapitamulla
- Gonagala
- Gonagaldeniya
- Halwahala
- Henepola
- Hettipola
- Hidagolla
- Ihala Weligepola
- Ilukewela North
- Ilukewela South
- Kahandawelipotha
- Kahapathwala
- Kahapathwala North
- Kalugamuwa
- Kandehena
- Kanduboda
- Katugampalagedara
- Kongaswala
- Kossinna
- Kotikapala
- Kotikapola Ihalagama
- Madawa
- Malandeniya
- Maralanda
- Maswewa
- Mawathagama
- Mawathagama North
- Mawathagama South
- Mawathagama West
- Meddegamgoda
- Mee/ Pallegama East
- Mee/Medagamgoda
- Mee/Pallegama West
- Mee/Udagama
- Mee/Wambugamgoda
- Metibokka
- Nawa Pothubowa
- Paragahadeniya
- Pilessa Ihalagama
- Pilessa Pahalagama
- Pothubowa
- Samodagama
- Singhapura
- Tharapotha
- Tigola
- Uda Iguruwatta
- Udakottamulla
- Udanagama
- Uggalpaya
- Wadiyagoda
- Waraddana
- Watareka
- Welikumbura
- Wewagedara
- Yatiwala

## Quick answers

- Where is Rathneggama?In Mawathagama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rathneggama?Bulathwatta, Henepola, Maralanda, Pilessa Pahalagama and Walpolakanda North
- What is the best time to visit Rathneggama?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rathneggama?Mawathagama Divisional Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rathneggama?Sampath Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rathneggama?Sampath Bank (Metro), about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathneggama?Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rathneggama?LK6160160 (OCHA common operational dataset)