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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division 

# Malabe West

Malabe West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.42 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.4km²
- 17mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Malabe West?

Malabe West 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: [Arangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/arangala/), [Hokandara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/hokandara-north/), [Malabe East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-east/), [Malabe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-north/), [Pothuarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pothuarawa/), [Thalahena North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thalahena-north/) and [Thalangama North B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thalangama-north-b/). By area it is the 8599th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Malabe West is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9020° N, 79.9607° E. Local names: මාලඹේ 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 Malabe West

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Malabe West.

- 10th Mile Post Malabe
- Arangala

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 Malabe 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 Malabe West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Natural Back Health Service · Malabe West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89769&mlon=79.95847#map=17/6.89769/79.95847) 

Bank HNB · Malabe West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90332&mlon=79.95737#map=17/6.90332/79.95737) 

ATM Sampath Bank · Malabe West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89311&mlon=79.96286#map=17/6.89311/79.96286) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Malabe · Thalangama North B 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90474&mlon=79.95174#map=17/6.90474/79.95174) 

Hotel Sun Shine Resort · Malabe West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90229&mlon=79.96477#map=17/6.90229/79.96477) 

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 Malabe Boys Model School · Malabe West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90382&mlon=79.95770#map=17/6.90382/79.95770) 

College Horizon Campus - Faculty of Management · Malabe West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90223&mlon=79.95781#map=17/6.90223/79.95781) 

Police station Police Post Malabe · Thalangama North B 0.7 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 West

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- ATMs1
- Hotels1
- Schools4
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants4

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 East
- Malabe North
- 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 West?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Malabe West?Arangala, Hokandara North, Malabe East, Malabe North, Pothuarawa, Thalahena North and Thalangama North B
- How many villages are in Malabe West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Malabe West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Malabe West?Natural Back Health Service, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Malabe West?HNB, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Malabe West?Sampath Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malabe West?Lanka Filling Station Malabe, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Malabe West?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Malabe West?2 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Malabe West?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Malabe West?LK1109130 (OCHA common operational dataset)