# Rukmale East A GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-east-a/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Rukmale East A Rukmale East A is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.38 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 1mapped services - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rukmale East A? Rukmale East A 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 4 other GN divisions: [Athurugiriya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/athurugiriya-south/), [Rukmale East B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-east-b/), [Rukmale West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-west/) and [Thaldiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thaldiyawala/). By area it is the 13008th 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 Rukmale East A is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8597° N, 79.9827° E. Local names: රුක්ම‍ලේ නැ‍‍ගෙනහ . 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 Rukmale East A Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rukmale East A. - Walgama 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 Rukmale East A 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 Rukmale East A Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Homagama Hospital junction · Homagama South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84759&mlon=79.99142#map=17/6.84759/79.99142) Bank HNB · Thaldiyawala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87626&mlon=79.99085#map=17/6.87626/79.99085) ATM BOC ATM/CDM · Thaldiyawala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87721&mlon=79.98955#map=17/6.87721/79.98955) Petrol pump CPC · Athurugiriya South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86465&mlon=79.99593#map=17/6.86465/79.99593) Hotel Colombo Home Stay - Horahena · Hokandara East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86634&mlon=79.97677#map=17/6.86634/79.97677) Mall Millennium Super Center · Athurugiriya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87173&mlon=79.99725#map=17/6.87173/79.99725) School Dear Kids Preschool & Day Care Center · Malapalla East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85265&mlon=79.98833#map=17/6.85265/79.98833) College ITC Campus · Malapalla West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84591&mlon=79.97152#map=17/6.84591/79.97152) Police station Athurugiriya Police Station · Athurugiriya 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87249&mlon=79.99586#map=17/6.87249/79.99586) 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 Rukmale East A Places mapped inside Rukmale East A in open map data, by type. - 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 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 B - Rukmale West - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wattegedara - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Rukmale East A?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rukmale East A?Athurugiriya South, Rukmale East B, Rukmale West and Thaldiyawala - How many villages are in Rukmale East A?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rukmale East A?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rukmale East A?Homagama Hospital junction, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rukmale East A?HNB, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rukmale East A?BOC ATM/CDM, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rukmale East A?CPC, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rukmale East A?LK1121045 (OCHA common operational dataset)