# Mattegoda West GN division, Homagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/mattegoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division # Mattegoda West Mattegoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.87 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 5mapped services - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mattegoda West? Mattegoda West 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 10 other GN divisions: [Kirigampamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kirigampamunuwa/), [Kithulhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kithulhena/), [Kudamaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kudamaduwa/), [Mattegoda Central 'A'](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/mattegoda-central-a/), [Mattegoda Central 'B'](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/mattegoda-central-b/), [Mattegoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/mattegoda-east/), [Sangharama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/sangharama/), [Siddamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/siddamulla-north/), [Siddamulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/siddamulla-south/) and [Siyambalagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/siyambalagoda-north/). By area it is the 7264th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Mattegoda West is about 19 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8149° N, 79.9666° E. Local names: මත්තේගොඩ 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). ## Villages and localities in Mattegoda West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mattegoda West. - Mattegoda - Samagi Uyana 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 Mattegoda West Named natural and historic features inside Mattegoda West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Mattagoda Group 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 Mattegoda West 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 Mattegoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Katugampala Weda Madura · Mattegoda West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81245&mlon=79.96334#map=17/6.81245/79.96334) Bank Sampath Bank · Mattegoda West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81952&mlon=79.96947#map=17/6.81952/79.96947) ATM Union Bank · Kottawa Town 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83478&mlon=79.96525#map=17/6.83478/79.96525) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pelenwatta East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82383&mlon=79.96084#map=17/6.82383/79.96084) Hotel Star Palace · Mattegoda West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82043&mlon=79.96684#map=17/6.82043/79.96684) Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) School Happy Minds Montessori · Mattegoda East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81856&mlon=79.97187#map=17/6.81856/79.97187) College Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayewardenepura · Mattegoda West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82359&mlon=79.96825#map=17/6.82359/79.96825) Police station Kottawa Police Station · Kottawa Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84146&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.84146/79.96329) 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 Mattegoda West Places mapped inside Mattegoda West in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants1 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 East - 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 - 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 Mattegoda West?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mattegoda West?Kirigampamunuwa, Kithulhena, Kudamaduwa, Mattegoda Central 'A', Mattegoda Central 'B', Mattegoda East, Sangharama, Siddamulla North, Siddamulla South and Siyambalagoda North - How many villages are in Mattegoda West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mattegoda West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mattegoda West?Katugampala Weda Madura, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mattegoda West?Sampath Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mattegoda West?Union Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mattegoda West?Ceypetco, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mattegoda West?1 mapped - How many banks are in Mattegoda West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mattegoda West?LK1112230 (OCHA common operational dataset)