# Malabe East GN division, Kaduwela DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-east/

Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division 

# Malabe East

Malabe East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 6mapped services

## Where is Malabe East?

Malabe East 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 5 other GN divisions: [Hokandara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/hokandara-north/), [Malabe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-north/), [Malabe West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-west/), [Pore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pore/) and [Thunadahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thunadahena/). By area it is the 6417th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Malabe East is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9034° N, 79.9721° E. Local names: මාලඹේ 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).

## Villages and localities in Malabe East

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Malabe East.

- Kahantota

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 Malabe East

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Alubogahalanda

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 Malabe 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 Malabe East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Family Care Medical Center · Malabe North 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=79.96503#map=17/6.90630/79.96503) 

Bank Malabe East Sanasa Devolopment Bank · Malabe East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90745&mlon=79.97089#map=17/6.90745/79.97089) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Malabe North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91436&mlon=79.97228#map=17/6.91436/79.97228) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Arangala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89217&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.89217/79.96329) 

Hotel Tanali inn · Malabe East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90417&mlon=79.96838#map=17/6.90417/79.96838) 

Mall Keels Super Pittugala · Malabe North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90861&mlon=79.96557#map=17/6.90861/79.96557) 

School piyum kekulu per school · Malabe East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90293&mlon=79.96804#map=17/6.90293/79.96804) 

College SLIIT Business School · Malabe North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91424&mlon=79.97336#map=17/6.91424/79.97336) 

Police station Police Post Malabe · Thalangama North B 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90382&mlon=79.95425#map=17/6.90382/79.95425) 

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 Malabe East

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

- Banks1
- Hotels2
- Schools2
- 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 Kaduwela DS Division

- Arangala
- Aruppitiya
- Asiri Uyana
- Athurugiriya
- 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 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 Malabe East?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Malabe East?Hokandara North, Malabe North, Malabe West, Pore and Thunadahena
- How many villages are in Malabe East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Malabe East?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malabe East?Family Care Medical Center, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malabe East?Malabe East Sanasa Devolopment Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malabe East?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malabe East?Ceypetco, about 1.6 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Malabe East?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Malabe East?LK1109125 (OCHA common operational dataset)
