# Paligedara GN division, Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/paligedara/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Paligedara Paligedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 1mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paligedara? Paligedara lies in [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Erewwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/erewwala-west/), [Kaliyammahara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kaliyammahara/), [Makuludoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makuludoowa/), [Mampe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-north/), [Niwanthidiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/niwanthidiya/) and [Pelenwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-west/). By area it is the 11577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Paligedara is about 16 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8190° N, 79.9328° E. Local names: පළිගෙදර . 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 Paligedara Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Paligedara. - Paligedara 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 Paligedara 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 Paligedara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medihelp Hospitals · Mampe North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80432&mlon=79.92162#map=17/6.80432/79.92162) Bank Commercial Bank · Bokundara 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81905&mlon=79.91741#map=17/6.81905/79.91741) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Maharagama Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84510&mlon=79.93043#map=17/6.84510/79.93043) Petrol pump Karunarathna Gas Center - KGC · Bokundara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81879&mlon=79.91952#map=17/6.81879/79.91952) Hotel Summer field hotel Kottawa · Paligedara 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81645&mlon=79.93209#map=17/6.81645/79.93209) Mall Special Economic Centre · Bokundara 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81925&mlon=79.91800#map=17/6.81925/79.91800) School Makuluduwa Primary School · Makuludoowa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81326&mlon=79.93739#map=17/6.81326/79.93739) College ESOFT Metro College - Piliyandala · Thumbovila West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80122&mlon=79.92092#map=17/6.80122/79.92092) Police station Police Station · Mampe North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80230&mlon=79.92257#map=17/6.80230/79.92257) 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 Paligedara Places mapped inside Paligedara in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Kesbewa DS Division - Bangalawatta - Batakettara North - Batakettara South - Batuwandara North - Batuwandara South - Bellanvila - Bodhirajapura - Bokundara - Boralesgamuwa East A - Boralesgamuwa East B - Boralesgamuwa West A - Boralesgamuwa West B - Boralesgamuwa West C - Dampe - Delthara East - Delthara West - Divulpitiya East - Divulpitiya West - Egodawatta - Erewwala East - Erewwala North - Erewwala West - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Honnanthara North - Honnanthara South - Horathuduwa - Jamburaliya - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala North - Katuwawala South - Kesbewa East - Kesbewa North - Kesbewa South - Kolamunna - Madapatha - Mahalwarawa - Makandana East - Makandana West - Makuludoowa - Mampe East - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mampe West - Mavittara North - Mavittara South - Morenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Pelenwatta East - Pelenwatta North - Pelenwatta West - Pepiliyana East - Pepiliyana West - Polhena - Rathmaldeniya - Rattanapitiya - Regidel Watta - Suwarapola East - Suwarapola West - Thumbovila North - Thumbovila South - Thumbovila West - Vishwakalawa - Werahera North - Werahera South - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Paligedara?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paligedara?Erewwala West, Kaliyammahara, Makuludoowa, Mampe North, Niwanthidiya and Pelenwatta West - How many villages are in Paligedara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Paligedara?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Paligedara?Medihelp Hospitals, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paligedara?Commercial Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paligedara?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paligedara?Karunarathna Gas Center - KGC, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paligedara?LK1136145 (OCHA common operational dataset)