# Rukmale West GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Rukmale West Rukmale West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.91 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Rukmale West? Rukmale 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 9 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/), [Kottawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-east/), [Kottawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-south/), [Malapalla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/malapalla-east/), [Malapalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/malapalla-west/), [Rukmale East A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-east-a/), [Rukmale East B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/rukmale-east-b/) and [Thaldiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thaldiyawala/). By area it is the 7153rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Rukmale West is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8558° N, 79.9768° E. Local names: රුක්ම‍‍ලේ 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). ## Weather in Rukmale 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 Rukmale West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Homagama Hospital junction · Homagama South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84759&mlon=79.99142#map=17/6.84759/79.99142) Bank MMSB · Kottawa Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84329&mlon=79.97169#map=17/6.84329/79.97169) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Liyanagoda 2.2 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 1.6 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 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86634&mlon=79.97677#map=17/6.86634/79.97677) Mall Millennium Super Center · Athurugiriya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87173&mlon=79.99725#map=17/6.87173/79.99725) School Vidayadana School playground · Kottawa East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85533&mlon=79.96889#map=17/6.85533/79.96889) College ITC Campus · Malapalla West 1.2 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 2.2 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 Rukmale West Places mapped inside Rukmale West 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 A - Rukmale East B - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wattegedara - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Rukmale West?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rukmale West?Boralugoda, Hokandara East, Kottawa East, Kottawa South, Malapalla East, Malapalla West, Rukmale East A, Rukmale East B and Thaldiyawala - What is the best time to visit Rukmale West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rukmale West?Homagama Hospital junction, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rukmale West?MMSB, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rukmale West?Sampath Bank ATM, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rukmale West?Sinopec Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rukmale West?LK1121040 (OCHA common operational dataset)