# Wattegedara GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/wattegedara/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Wattegedara Wattegedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.32 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 60 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.3km² - 60mapped services - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wattegedara? Wattegedara 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 8 other GN divisions: [Boralesgamuwa East B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/boralesgamuwa-east-b/), [Egodawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/egodawatta/), [Godigamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/godigamuwa-north/), [Godigamuwa South A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/godigamuwa-south-a/), [Maharagama Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-town/), [Maharagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/maharagama-west/), [Navinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/navinna/) and [Pathiragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pathiragoda/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Wattegedara is about 12 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8474° N, 79.9183° E. Local names: වත්තේගෙදර . 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 Wattegedara Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wattegedara. - Rattanapitiya - Wattegedara 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 Wattegedara 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 Wattegedara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Unani Lanka · Wattegedara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85003&mlon=79.91993#map=17/6.85003/79.91993) Bank Western Union · Wattegedara 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84279&mlon=79.91849#map=17/6.84279/79.91849) ATM Sampath Bank · Pathiragoda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85193&mlon=79.91984#map=17/6.85193/79.91984) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wattegedara 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84336&mlon=79.92315#map=17/6.84336/79.92315) Hotel Mount Breeze · Maharagama West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85021&mlon=79.92273#map=17/6.85021/79.92273) Mall DSI Samson Group Head Office and Shopping Complex · Wattegedara 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85153&mlon=79.91916#map=17/6.85153/79.91916) School Mini Miracles · Wattegedara 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84964&mlon=79.92295#map=17/6.84964/79.92295) College Saga Campus · Wattegedara 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84968&mlon=79.92305#map=17/6.84968/79.92305) Police station Maharagama Police Station · Maharagama Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84527&mlon=79.92892#map=17/6.84527/79.92892) 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 Wattegedara Places mapped inside Wattegedara in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks10 - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps2 - Shopping malls3 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities4 - Cinemas4 - Pharmacies7 - Restaurants23 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 - Rukmale West - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Wattegedara?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wattegedara?Boralesgamuwa East B, Egodawatta, Godigamuwa North, Godigamuwa South A, Maharagama Town, Maharagama West, Navinna and Pathiragoda - How many villages are in Wattegedara?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wattegedara?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wattegedara?Unani Lanka, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wattegedara?Western Union, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wattegedara?Sampath Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wattegedara?Ceypetco, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wattegedara?2 mapped - How many banks are in Wattegedara?10 mapped - How many ATMs are in Wattegedara?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Wattegedara?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Wattegedara?LK1121185 (OCHA common operational dataset)