# Maha Buthgamuwa B GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division 

# Maha Buthgamuwa B

Maha Buthgamuwa B is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 3mapped services
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maha Buthgamuwa B?

Maha Buthgamuwa B lies in [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/), [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: [Kuda Buthgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kuda-buthgamuwa/), [Maha Buthgamuwa A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/maha-buthgamuwa-a/), [Maha Buthgamuwa C](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/maha-buthgamuwa-c/), [Mewella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/mewella/), [Pilapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/pilapitiya/), [Sinharamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/sinharamulla/) and [Wennawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/wennawatta/). By area it is the 11577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Maha Buthgamuwa B is about 6.8 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9449° N, 79.9100° E. Local names: මහ බුත්ගමුව B .

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 Maha Buthgamuwa B

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maha Buthgamuwa B.

- Kohilawatte
- Mahabuthgamuwa

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 Maha Buthgamuwa B 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 Maha Buthgamuwa B

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lak suwa sahana · Sinharamulla North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95616&mlon=79.91511#map=17/6.95616/79.91511) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Sinharamulla North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95003&mlon=79.91616#map=17/6.95003/79.91616) 

ATM HNB · Sinharamulla North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95320&mlon=79.91872#map=17/6.95320/79.91872) 

Petrol pump NSN Enterprises · Pilapitiya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95207&mlon=79.90837#map=17/6.95207/79.90837) 

Hotel Riverside · Maha Buthgamuwa B 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94785&mlon=79.90695#map=17/6.94785/79.90695) 

Mall Shades · Kotikawatta East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93487&mlon=79.91651#map=17/6.93487/79.91651) 

School S Mahinda Himi Vidyalaya · Maha Buthgamuwa B 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94733&mlon=79.90695#map=17/6.94733/79.90695) 

College South Eastern University-Oluvil · Wennawatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94263&mlon=79.90395#map=17/6.94263/79.90395) 

Police station Police Station Kelaniya · Kelaniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95033&mlon=79.91758#map=17/6.95033/79.91758) 

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 Maha Buthgamuwa B

Places mapped inside Maha Buthgamuwa B in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1

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 Kolonnawa DS Division

- Ambathale
- Batalandahena
- Belagama
- Bopetta
- Dahampura
- Dodamgahahena
- Elhena
- Gajabapura
- Gothatuwa
- Gothatuwa New Town
- Halmulla
- Himbutana East
- Himbutana West
- Kajugahawatta
- Kelanimulla
- Kittampahuwa
- Kolonnawa
- Kotikawatta East
- Kotikawatta West
- Kotuvila
- Kuda Buthgamuwa
- Kuruniyawatta
- Madinnagoda
- Maha Buthgamuwa A
- Maha Buthgamuwa C
- Malgama
- Maligagodella
- Malpura
- Meethotamulla
- Megoda Kolonnawa
- Mulleriyawa North
- Mulleriyawa South
- Orugodawatta
- Rajasinghagama
- Salamulla
- Sedawatta
- Singhapura
- Udumulla North
- Udumulla South
- Veheragoda
- Wadulla
- Welewatta
- Wellampitiya
- Wennawatta
- Wijayapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Maha Buthgamuwa B?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maha Buthgamuwa B?Kuda Buthgamuwa, Maha Buthgamuwa A, Maha Buthgamuwa C, Mewella, Pilapitiya, Sinharamulla and Wennawatta
- How many villages are in Maha Buthgamuwa B?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maha Buthgamuwa B?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Buthgamuwa B?Lak suwa sahana, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maha Buthgamuwa B?Sampath Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maha Buthgamuwa B?HNB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Buthgamuwa B?NSN Enterprises, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maha Buthgamuwa B?LK1106055 (OCHA common operational dataset)