# Padukka DS Division, Colombo District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/ Divisional Secretariat division · Colombo District # Padukka DS Division Padukka DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **106.2 km²**. It is divided into 46 GN divisions. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 63 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 106km² - 46GN divisions - 63mapped services ## Where is Padukka DS Division? Padukka DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Eheliyagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/eheliyagoda/), [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/), [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/), [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/) and [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). By area it is the 206th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 15.4% of [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/). The centre of Padukka DS Division is about 32 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8292° N, 80.1228° E. Local names: පාදුක්ක · பாதுக்கை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Padukka DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Angampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/angampitiya/) 2.6 1 0 [Angamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/angamuwa/) 2.8 1 1 [Arukwatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/arukwatta-north/) 0.9 0 0 [Arukwatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/arukwatta-south/) 1.6 2 0 [Beliattavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/beliattavila/) 1.5 1 0 [Beruketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/beruketiya/) 2.3 0 0 [Dambora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/dambora/) 10 1 0 [Dampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/dampe/) 2.8 1 1 [Galagedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-east/) 1.1 1 12 [Galagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-north/) 1.1 1 11 [Galagedara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-south/) 1.1 1 3 [Ganegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/ganegoda/) 1.0 1 0 [Gurulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/gurulana/) 2.1 0 1 [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/halpe/) 2.2 1 0 [Horagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horagala-east/) 1.7 1 0 [Horagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horagala-west/) 2.2 3 0 [Horakandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horakandawala/) 1.5 0 0 [Ihala Bope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/ihala-bope/) 2.3 1 0 [Kahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/kahawala/) 1.6 3 0 [Kurugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/kurugala/) 2.1 1 0 [Liyanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/liyanwala/) 2.2 1 1 [Madulawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/madulawa-north/) 1.6 2 0 [Madulawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/madulawa-south/) 1.4 0 0 [Mahingala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/mahingala/) 2.3 1 0 [Malagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/malagala/) 4.7 1 2 [Miriyagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/miriyagalla/) 3.1 0 0 [Padukka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/padukka/) 1.4 1 15 [Pahala Bope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pahala-bope/) 2.2 2 0 [Pahala Padukka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pahala-padukka/) 0.7 0 0 [Pinnawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pinnawala-north/) 2.0 2 2 [Pinnawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pinnawala-south/) 2.4 0 0 [Pitumpe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pitumpe-north/) 1.7 1 3 [Pitumpe South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pitumpe-south/) 0.5 2 0 [Poregedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/poregedara/) 1.3 1 1 [Siyambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/siyambalawa/) 2.6 1 2 [Thummodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/thummodara/) 2.0 3 3 [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/udagama/) 8.2 1 1 [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/udumulla/) 2.3 1 1 [Uggalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/uggalla/) 3.1 2 0 [Waga East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-east/) 3.4 1 1 [Waga North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-north/) 1.0 0 0 [Waga South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-south/) 3.7 1 0 [Waga West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-west/) 2.4 0 0 [Weragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/weragala/) 2.2 1 1 [Wewelpanawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/wewelpanawa/) 1.0 1 0 [Yatawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/yatawathura/) 2.2 0 1 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Padukka DS Division Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Padukka DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 104 m above sea level (median 35 m). - Angampitiya - Angomuwa - Arukwatta - Arukwatta North - Arukwatta South - Bope - Dambore - Dampe - Galagedara - Gamagewatta - Halbarawa Farm - Halpe Estate - Horagala - Horagala East - Horagala West - Ihala Bope - Jayamuthugama - Kahawala - Kahawela - Kurugala - Labugama - Liyanwala - Maduluwawa - Mahingala - Malagala - Meepe - Miriyagalla - Morakella - Padukka - Pahala Bope - Pinnawala - Pitumpe - Pitumpe North - Pitumpe South - Polwatta - Poregedara - Thummodara - Udagama - Udumulla - Uggala - Waga - Waga East - Waga West - Waulkele - Wawelpanawa - Weragala - Yatawatura 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 Padukka DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Padukka DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Alige Oya - Kalatuwawa Ela - Labugama Reservoir ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 3 mountains. - Labugamkanda · 360 m - Tikpolahena · 319 m - Elawalikanda · 255 m - Ratugonakanda · 183 m - Ukgalakanda · 164 m - Miriyagallakanda · 110 m - Belungalkanda · 64 m ### Estates 14 rubber estates; 6 estates; 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Akbari - Ayr - Belmont - Bopekanda - Goolshaneally - Gurulana - Halbarawa Estate - Halpe - Hewagama Estate - Horagalla - Labugama - Lenawatta - Millewa - Morakelle - Noorani - Padukka Estate - Rommy Dale - Sansalyation - Tunmodera - Waulkele - Weragala - Weymouth 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 Padukka DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Padukka DS Division Places mapped inside Padukka DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals4 - Banks6 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels17 - Schools7 - Colleges and universities8 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants17 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Padukka DS Division?In Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Padukka DS Division?Eheliyagoda DS Division, Homagama DS Division, Horana DS Division, Ingiriya DS Division and Seethawaka DS Division - How many villages are in Padukka DS Division?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Padukka DS Division?Settlements lie between 14 m and 104 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Padukka DS Division?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Padukka DS Division?Labugamkanda (360 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Padukka DS Division?January to March and July to August - How many hospitals are in Padukka DS Division?4 mapped - How many banks are in Padukka DS Division?6 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Padukka DS Division?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Padukka DS Division?LK1118 (OCHA common operational dataset)