# Athurugiriya GN division, Kaduwela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/athurugiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Athurugiriya Athurugiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.05 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 14mapped services - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Athurugiriya? Athurugiriya lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [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: [Athurugiriya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/athurugiriya-south/), [Habarakada South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/habarakada-south/), [Habarakada Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/habarakada-watta/), [Mullegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/mullegama-south/), [Oruwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/oruwala/), [Pore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pore/) and [Thaldiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thaldiyawala/). By area it is the 6823rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Athurugiriya is about 18 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8733° N, 79.9990° E. Local names: අතුරුගිරිය . 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 Athurugiriya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Athurugiriya. - Athurugiriya 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). ## Weather in Athurugiriya 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 Athurugiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Oruwala Hospital · Athurugiriya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88095&mlon=79.99255#map=17/6.88095/79.99255) Bank HNB · Thaldiyawala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87626&mlon=79.99085#map=17/6.87626/79.99085) ATM BOC ATM/CDM · Thaldiyawala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87721&mlon=79.98955#map=17/6.87721/79.98955) Petrol pump CPC · Athurugiriya South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86465&mlon=79.99593#map=17/6.86465/79.99593) Hotel Main Office - Greendale Retirement Leisure Village by Home Lands Skyline · Thaldiyawala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87286&mlon=79.98784#map=17/6.87286/79.98784) Mall Millennium Super Center · Athurugiriya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87173&mlon=79.99725#map=17/6.87173/79.99725) School Nippon Megumi Pre School · Athurugiriya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87262&mlon=79.99919#map=17/6.87262/79.99919) College Ikmanata Leasing · Thunadahena 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90576&mlon=79.98634#map=17/6.90576/79.98634) Police station Police Station Athurugiriya · Athurugiriya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87226&mlon=79.99620#map=17/6.87226/79.99620) 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 Athurugiriya Places mapped inside Athurugiriya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Shopping malls1 - Schools4 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants2 - Police stations2 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 Kaduwela DS Division - Arangala - Aruppitiya - Asiri Uyana - Athurugiriya South - Batapotha - Batewela - Battaramulla North - Battaramulla South - Boralugoda - Dedigamuwa - Embilladeniya - Evarihena - Hewagama - Hokandara East - Hokandara North - Hokandara South - Ihala Bomiriya - Jayawadanagama - Kaduwela - Kalapaluwawa - Korathota - Kothalawala - Kotuwegoda - Kumaragewatta - Mahadeniya - Malabe East - Malabe North - Malabe West - Muttettugoda - Nawagamuwa - Nawagamuwa South - Oruwala - Pahala Bomiriya A - Pahala Bomiriya B - Pahalawela - Pore - Pothuarawa - Raggahawatta - Rajamalwatta - Ranala - Shanthalokagama - Subhoothipura - Thalahena North - Thalahena South - Thalangama North A - Thalangama North B - Thaldiyawala - Thunadahena - Udumulla - Walpola - Wekewatta - Welihinda - Welipillewa - Welivita - Wellangiriya - Wickramasinghapura ## Quick answers - Where is Athurugiriya?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Athurugiriya?Athurugiriya South, Habarakada South, Habarakada Watta, Mullegama South, Oruwala, Pore and Thaldiyawala - How many villages are in Athurugiriya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Athurugiriya?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Athurugiriya?Oruwala Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Athurugiriya?HNB, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Athurugiriya?BOC ATM/CDM, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athurugiriya?CPC, about 1.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Athurugiriya?1 mapped - How many banks are in Athurugiriya?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Athurugiriya?LK1109205 (OCHA common operational dataset)