# Atigala East GN division, Homagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-east/

Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division 

# Atigala East

Atigala East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.81 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.8km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Atigala East?

Atigala East lies in [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Atigala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-west/), [Batawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/batawala/), [Jayaweeragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/jayaweeragoda/), [Pahala Hanwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/pahala-hanwella/), [Panaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/panaluwa/), [Walawwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/walawwatta/) and [Welgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/welgama/). By area it is the 5251st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Atigala East is about 24 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8963° N, 80.0632° E. Local names: ආටිගල නැගෙනහිර .

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 Atigala East

Named natural and historic features inside Atigala East, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Pusweli Oya

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 Atigala East and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Atigala East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ground · Suduwella 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91768&mlon=80.10013#map=17/6.91768/80.10013) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Pahala Hanwella 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90743&mlon=80.07626#map=17/6.90743/80.07626) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Pahala Hanwella 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90753&mlon=80.07446#map=17/6.90753/80.07446) 

Hotel Kim's Villa · Pahala Hanwella 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90673&mlon=80.07360#map=17/6.90673/80.07360) 

Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) 

School Artigala Kanishta Vidyalaya · Atigala East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89176&mlon=80.05791#map=17/6.89176/80.05791) 

College Rajasinghe College · Hanwella Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90872&mlon=80.08816#map=17/6.90872/80.08816) 

Police station Parhathgama Police Station · Hanwella Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90078&mlon=80.08762#map=17/6.90078/80.08762) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Atigala East

Places mapped inside Atigala East in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Homagama DS Division

- Ambalangoda
- Atigala West
- Batawala
- Brahmanagama
- Deepangoda
- Diyagama East
- Diyagama West
- Dolahena
- Galavilawatta North
- Galavilawatta South
- Gehenuwala
- Godagama North
- Godagama South
- Habarakada North
- Habarakada South
- Habarakada Watta
- Henawatta
- Henpita
- Heraliyawala
- Hiripitiya
- Homagama East
- Homagama North
- Homagama South
- Homagama Town
- Homagama West
- Jalthara
- Kahathuduwa East
- Kahathuduwa North
- Kahathuduwa South
- Kahathuduwa West
- Kandanawatta
- Katuwana
- Kiriberiyakele
- Kirigampamunuwa
- Kiriwattuduwa North
- Kiriwattuduwa South
- Kithulavila
- Kithulhena
- Kudamaduwa
- Kurunduwatta
- Magammana East
- Magammana West
- Mambulgoda
- Mattegoda Central 'A'
- Mattegoda Central 'B'
- Mattegoda East
- Mattegoda West
- Mawathgama
- Meegasmulla
- Meegoda North
- Meegoda South
- Moonamale - Yakahaluwa
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Nawalamulla
- Niyandagala
- Ovitigama
- Palagama
- Panagoda East
- Panagoda Town
- Panagoda West
- Panaluwa
- Pitipana North
- Pitipana South
- Pitipana Town
- Prasannapura
- Rilawala
- Sangharama
- Siddamulla North
- Siddamulla South
- Siyambalagoda North
- Siyambalagoda South
- Suwapubudugama
- Uduwana
- Undurugoda
- Walpita
- Watareka North
- Watareka South
- Weniwelkola
- Wethara

## Quick answers

- Where is Atigala East?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Atigala East?Atigala West, Batawala, Jayaweeragoda, Pahala Hanwella, Panaluwa, Walawwatta and Welgama
- What is the best time to visit Atigala East?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Atigala East?ground, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Atigala East?Sampath Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Atigala East?Sampath Bank ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Atigala East?Lanka IOC, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Atigala East?LK1112020 (OCHA common operational dataset)
