# Kottawa East GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Kottawa East Kottawa East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 3mapped services - 38 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kottawa East? Kottawa East 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: [Boralugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/boralugoda/), [Hokandara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/hokandara-east/), [Hokandara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/hokandara-south/), [Kottawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-south/), [Liyanagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/liyanagoda/) and [Rukmale West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-west/). By area it is the 7618th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Kottawa East is about 16 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8593° N, 79.9671° E. Local names: කොට්ටාව 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 Kottawa East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kottawa East. - Rukmale 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 Kottawa East Named natural and historic features inside Kottawa East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Morahena 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 Kottawa 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 Kottawa East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Red Cross Medical Center · Kottawa Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84083&mlon=79.96310#map=17/6.84083/79.96310) Bank MMSB · Kottawa Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84329&mlon=79.97169#map=17/6.84329/79.97169) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Liyanagoda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86616&mlon=79.95945#map=17/6.86616/79.95945) Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station · Kottawa South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84431&mlon=79.96876#map=17/6.84431/79.96876) Hotel Colombo Home Stay - Horahena · Hokandara East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86634&mlon=79.97677#map=17/6.86634/79.97677) Mall NISACO MALL · Boralugoda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88073&mlon=79.98386#map=17/6.88073/79.98386) School St. Thomas' College Primary Section, Kotte · Kottawa East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86335&mlon=79.96727#map=17/6.86335/79.96727) College ITC Campus · Malapalla West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84591&mlon=79.97152#map=17/6.84591/79.97152) Police station Kottawa Police Station · Kottawa Town 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84146&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.84146/79.96329) 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 Kottawa East Places mapped inside Kottawa East in open map data, by type. - 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 Maharagama DS Division - Dambahena - Depanama - Gangodavila South B - Godigamuwa North - Godigamuwa South A - Godigamuwa South B - Jambugasmulla - Kalalgoda - 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 Kottawa East?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kottawa East?Boralugoda, Hokandara East, Hokandara South, Kottawa South, Liyanagoda and Rukmale West - How many villages are in Kottawa East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kottawa East?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kottawa East?Red Cross Medical Center, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kottawa East?MMSB, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kottawa East?Sampath Bank ATM, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kottawa East?Sinopec Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kottawa East?LK1121035 (OCHA common operational dataset)