# Maharagama West GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Maharagama West Maharagama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.37 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 16mapped services - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maharagama West? Maharagama West 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/), [Maharagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-east/), [Maharagama Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-town/), [Pamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pamunuwa/), [Pathiragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pathiragoda/) and [Wattegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/wattegedara/). By area it is the 13066th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Maharagama West is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8514° N, 79.9251° E. Local names: මහරගම 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 Maharagama West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maharagama West. The largest with a recorded population: Maharagama (195,355). - Maharagama - Wattegedara Junction 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 Maharagama 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 Maharagama West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nursing Home · Wattegedara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85080&mlon=79.92152#map=17/6.85080/79.92152) Bank N T B · Wattegedara 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84931&mlon=79.92392#map=17/6.84931/79.92392) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattegedara 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84692&mlon=79.92629#map=17/6.84692/79.92629) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Wattegedara 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84833&mlon=79.92499#map=17/6.84833/79.92499) Hotel Mount Breeze · Maharagama West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85021&mlon=79.92273#map=17/6.85021/79.92273) Mall The Fairy Fashions · Wattegedara 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84587&mlon=79.92603#map=17/6.84587/79.92603) School Blooming Kids Learning Centre · Maharagama West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84888&mlon=79.92516#map=17/6.84888/79.92516) College Saga Campus · Wattegedara 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84968&mlon=79.92305#map=17/6.84968/79.92305) Police station Police Station · Maharagama Town 0.8 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 Maharagama West Places mapped inside Maharagama West in open map data, by type. - Banks3 - Hotels2 - Schools3 - Pharmacies2 - 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 - Depanama - 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 - 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 Maharagama West?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maharagama West?Dambahena, Maharagama East, Maharagama Town, Pamunuwa, Pathiragoda and Wattegedara - How many villages are in Maharagama West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maharagama West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maharagama West?Nursing Home, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maharagama West?N T B, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maharagama West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maharagama West?Lanka IOC, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many banks are in Maharagama West?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Maharagama West?LK1121110 (OCHA common operational dataset)