# Palagama GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/palagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division # Palagama Palagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.42 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palagama? Palagama 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: [Ambalangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/ambalangoda/), [Halapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/halapitiya/), [Heraliyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/heraliyawala/), [Kidelpitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kidelpitiya-east/), [Kidelpitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kidelpitiya-west/), [Welmilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/welmilla/) and [Weniwelkola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/weniwelkola/). By area it is the 5989th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Palagama is about 23 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7637° N, 79.9680° E. Local names: පාලගම . 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 Palagama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Palagama. - Heraliyawala - Palagama - Palagama Junction 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 Palagama Named natural and historic features inside Palagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Baduwila 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 Palagama 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 Palagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rangiri Weda Madura · Halpita 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78390&mlon=79.96480#map=17/6.78390/79.96480) Bank NSB · Kahathuduwa West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78316&mlon=79.98330#map=17/6.78316/79.98330) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Halpita 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78730&mlon=79.96476#map=17/6.78730/79.96476) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Rilawala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78467&mlon=79.97728#map=17/6.78467/79.97728) Hotel Royal Rich Villa · Ambalangoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77609&mlon=79.96355#map=17/6.77609/79.96355) Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) School Sri Saralankara Maha Vidyalaya · Senapura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75053&mlon=79.96437#map=17/6.75053/79.96437) College Eurasian Campus · Kesbewa East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79550&mlon=79.94067#map=17/6.79550/79.94067) Police station Kahathuduwa Police Station · Kahathuduwa South 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78299&mlon=79.98700#map=17/6.78299/79.98700) 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 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 - Mattegoda West - Mawathgama - Meegasmulla - Meegoda North - Meegoda South - Moonamale - Yakahaluwa - Mullegama North - Mullegama South - Nawalamulla - Niyandagala - Ovitigama - 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 Palagama?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palagama?Ambalangoda, Halapitiya, Heraliyawala, Kidelpitiya East, Kidelpitiya West, Welmilla and Weniwelkola - How many villages are in Palagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palagama?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Palagama?Rangiri Weda Madura, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palagama?NSB, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palagama?Sampath Bank ATM, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palagama?Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palagama?LK1112400 (OCHA common operational dataset)