# Depanama GN division, Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/depanama/

Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division 

# Depanama

Depanama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.81 km²**. Open map data shows 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.8km²
- 11mapped services

## Where is Depanama?

Depanama lies in [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/), [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: [Dambahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/dambahena/), [Kalalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kalalgoda/), [Kottawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-north/), [Pannipitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pannipitiya-north/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/polwatta/) and [Thalawathugoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/thalawathugoda-west/). By area it is the 7435th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Depanama is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8585° N, 79.9478° E. Local names: දෙපානම .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Depanama 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 Depanama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ranpatha Weda Madura · Pannipitiya North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84876&mlon=79.94859#map=17/6.84876/79.94859) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Pannipitiya South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84608&mlon=79.94953#map=17/6.84608/79.94953) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Kottawa Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84685&mlon=79.95231#map=17/6.84685/79.95231) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Rathmaldeniya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84557&mlon=79.95242#map=17/6.84557/79.95242) 

Hotel Water Villa · Depanama 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85981&mlon=79.94594#map=17/6.85981/79.94594) 

Mall Capital Mall · Thalawathugoda West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87495&mlon=79.93420#map=17/6.87495/79.93420) 

School Louvre Int. School · Depanama 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85686&mlon=79.94607#map=17/6.85686/79.94607) 

College Surado Campus · Pannipitiya South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84615&mlon=79.94741#map=17/6.84615/79.94741) 

Police station Police Station · Maharagama Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84548&mlon=79.92897#map=17/6.84548/79.92897) 

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 Depanama

Places mapped inside Depanama in open map data, by type.

- Hotels3
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants6

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 Maharagama DS Division

- Dambahena
- Gangodavila South B
- Godigamuwa North
- Godigamuwa South A
- Godigamuwa South B
- Jambugasmulla
- Kalalgoda
- Kottawa East
- Kottawa North
- Kottawa South
- Kottawa Town
- Kottawa West
- Liyanagoda
- Madiwela
- Maharagama East
- Maharagama Town
- Maharagama West
- Makumbura North
- Makumbura South
- Malapalla East
- Malapalla West
- Mirihana North
- Mirihana South
- Navinna
- Pamunuwa
- Pannipitiya North
- Pannipitiya South
- Pathiragoda
- Polwatta
- Pragathipura
- Rukmale East A
- Rukmale East B
- Rukmale West
- Thalapathpitiya
- Thalawathugoda East
- Thalawathugoda West
- Udahamulla East
- Udahamulla West
- Wattegedara
- Wijerama

## Quick answers

- Where is Depanama?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Depanama?Dambahena, Kalalgoda, Kottawa North, Pannipitiya North, Polwatta and Thalawathugoda West
- What is the best time to visit Depanama?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Depanama?Ranpatha Weda Madura, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Depanama?Sampath Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Depanama?Sampath Bank ATM, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Depanama?Ceypetco, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Depanama?LK1121065 (OCHA common operational dataset)