# Rukmale East B GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-east-b/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Rukmale East B Rukmale East B is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.4km² ## Where is Rukmale East B? Rukmale East B 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 5 other GN divisions: [Athurugiriya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/athurugiriya-south/), [Homagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/homagama-south/), [Malapalla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/malapalla-east/), [Rukmale East A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-east-a/) and [Rukmale West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-west/). By area it is the 12795th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Rukmale East B is about 18 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8551° N, 79.9862° E. Local names: රුක්ම‍‍ලේ නැ‍‍ගෙන . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Rukmale East B ### Nearby, outside Rukmale East B - Jayawadanagama Monument · monument, Wickramasinghapura6.1 km - Indian Peace Keeping Force (1987-2000) · memorial, Pahalawela8.1 km - Helanka Art Gallery · gallery, Battaramulla North8.6 km - War Heroes Monument · monument, Battaramulla South8.7 km - Alakeshwara Palace Or Tombstone · archaeological site, Ethulkotte9.8 km - Diyatha Uyana Aquarium · aquarium, Subhoothipura9.9 km - Archaeological Museum of Kotte · museum, Ethulkotte9.9 km - Avalokitheschwara Statue · memorial, Bollegala11 km - Maithree Bodhisattva Statue · memorial, Bollegala11 km - Thousand Buddha Hall · attraction, Bollegala11 km - G L P Bird Park · attraction, Elhena11 km - Sri Lanka Air Force Museum · museum, Kandawala11 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Rukmale East B - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo12 km - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo38 km ### Nearest railway station Homagama Hospital (Homagama South), about 1.2 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:56). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Rukmale East B Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rukmale East B. - Rukmalgama 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 Rukmale East B Named natural and historic features inside Rukmale East B, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Walgama 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 Rukmale East 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 Rukmale East B Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Homagama Hospital junction · Homagama South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84759&mlon=79.99142#map=17/6.84759/79.99142) Bank Colombo District Cooperative Rural Bank Union LTD · Galavilawatta South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83951&mlon=79.99540#map=17/6.83951/79.99540) ATM Sampath ATM · Galavilawatta South 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83970&mlon=79.99175#map=17/6.83970/79.99175) Petrol pump CPC · Athurugiriya South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86465&mlon=79.99593#map=17/6.86465/79.99593) Hotel Hotel Green Court · Homagama South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84755&mlon=79.99450#map=17/6.84755/79.99450) Mall Millennium Super Center · Athurugiriya 2.2 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 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85265&mlon=79.98833#map=17/6.85265/79.98833) College ITC Campus · Malapalla West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84591&mlon=79.97152#map=17/6.84591/79.97152) Police station Police Station Athurugiriya · Athurugiriya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87226&mlon=79.99620#map=17/6.87226/79.99620) 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. ## 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 A - Rukmale West - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wattegedara - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Rukmale East B?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rukmale East B?Athurugiriya South, Homagama South, Malapalla East, Rukmale East A and Rukmale West - What is there to see in Rukmale East B?Jayawadanagama Monument, Indian Peace Keeping Force (1987-2000), Helanka Art Gallery, War Heroes Monument - What time zone is Rukmale East B in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Rukmale East B?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Rukmale East B?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rukmale East B?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rukmale East B?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rukmale East B?Homagama Hospital junction, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rukmale East B?Colombo District Cooperative Rural Bank Union LTD, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rukmale East B?Sampath ATM, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rukmale East B?CPC, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rukmale East B?LK1121050 (OCHA common operational dataset)