# Horagala West GN division, Kotapola DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/horagala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Kotapola DS Division # Horagala West Horagala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **6.44 km²**. - 6.4km² ## Where is Horagala West? Horagala West lies in [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Horagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/horagala-east/), [Ilukpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/ilukpitiya/), [Koodaludeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/koodaludeniya/), [Kotapola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/kotapola-south/), [Lindagawahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/lindagawahena/), [Paragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/paragala/), [Uvaragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/uvaragala/) and [Waralla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/waralla/). By area it is the 2162nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Kotapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kotapola/). The centre of Horagala West is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2623° N, 80.5399° E. Local names: හොරගල බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Horagala West Named natural and historic features inside Horagala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Brooklyn 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 Horagala West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Horagala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pallegama Rural Hospital · Pallegama North 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32981&mlon=80.52239#map=17/6.32981/80.52239) Bank Sampath Bank · Weliwa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26136&mlon=80.49189#map=17/6.26136/80.49189) ATM National Savings Bank ATM · Deiyandara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15073&mlon=80.60547#map=17/6.15073/80.60547) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kotapola North 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29661&mlon=80.54216#map=17/6.29661/80.54216) Hotel Deniyaya Crown Hill · Kotapola South 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27785&mlon=80.54597#map=17/6.27785/80.54597) Mall Kamburupitiya Public Market · Magamure 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08207&mlon=80.56708#map=17/6.08207/80.56708) School Kotapola National College · Kotapola North 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29561&mlon=80.54215#map=17/6.29561/80.54215) College Sripada National College of Education · Kandilpana 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38323&mlon=80.55262#map=17/6.38323/80.55262) Police station Kosmodara · Kosmodara 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28964&mlon=80.56061#map=17/6.28964/80.56061) 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 Kotapola DS Division - Adaradeniya - Bateyaya - Beliattakumbura - Deniyaya - Deniyaya West - Horagala East - Ihalagama - Ilukpitiya - Kalugalahena - Kandilpana - Keeriwalagama - Kiriweldola - Kolawenigama - Koodaludeniya - Kosmodara - Kotapola North - Kotapola South - Lindagawahena - Mederipitiya - Morawaka - Mugunumulla - Nawalahena - Nishshankapura - Pallegama North - Pallegama South - Paragala - Pathawala Nadakanda - Pelawatta - Poddana - Porupitiya - Pussawela - Thenipita - Usamalagoda - Uvaragala - Viharahena - Waralla ## Quick answers - Where is Horagala West?In Kotapola DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Horagala West?Horagala East, Ilukpitiya, Koodaludeniya, Kotapola South, Lindagawahena, Paragala, Uvaragala and Waralla - What is the best time to visit Horagala West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Horagala West?Pallegama Rural Hospital, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Horagala West?Sampath Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Horagala West?National Savings Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Horagala West?Ceypetco, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Horagala West?LK3206170 (OCHA common operational dataset)