# Kurugala GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/kurugala/ Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division # Kurugala Kurugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.1km² - 81 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kurugala? Kurugala lies in [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/), [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: [Horagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/horagala-east/), [Kotigamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kotigamgoda/), [Liyanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/liyanwala/), [Madulawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/madulawa-south/) and [Poregedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/poregedara/). By area it is the 6789th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Kurugala is about 28 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8212° N, 80.0757° E. Local names: කුරුගල . 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 Kurugala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kurugala. - Kurugala 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 Kurugala Named natural and historic features inside Kurugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Akbari 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 Kurugala 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 Kurugala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padukka Divisional Hospital · Padukka 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83997&mlon=80.08956#map=17/6.83997/80.08956) Bank Co-op Rural Bank · Liyanwala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83533&mlon=80.07735#map=17/6.83533/80.07735) ATM Hatton National Bank CDM · Homagama Town 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84162&mlon=80.00490#map=17/6.84162/80.00490) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) Hotel Colonial Villa Padukka · Poregedara 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81647&mlon=80.08597#map=17/6.81647/80.08597) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Red Rose Kingdergarten · Kotigamgoda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81229&mlon=80.08468#map=17/6.81229/80.08468) College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84219&mlon=80.09244#map=17/6.84219/80.09244) 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 Padukka DS Division - Angampitiya - Angamuwa - Arukwatta North - Arukwatta South - Beliattavila - Beruketiya - Dambora - Dampe - Galagedara East - Galagedara North - Galagedara South - Ganegoda - Gurulana - Halpe - Horagala East - Horagala West - Horakandawala - Ihala Bope - Kahawala - Liyanwala - Madulawa North - Madulawa South - Mahingala - Malagala - Miriyagalla - Padukka - Pahala Bope - Pahala Padukka - Pinnawala North - Pinnawala South - Pitumpe North - Pitumpe South - Poregedara - Siyambalawa - Thummodara - Udagama - Udumulla - Uggalla - Waga East - Waga North - Waga South - Waga West - Weragala - Wewelpanawa - Yatawathura ## Quick answers - Where is Kurugala?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurugala?Horagala East, Kotigamgoda, Liyanwala, Madulawa South and Poregedara - How many villages are in Kurugala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kurugala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurugala?Padukka Divisional Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurugala?Co-op Rural Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurugala?Hatton National Bank CDM, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurugala?Fuel Station, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurugala?LK1118145 (OCHA common operational dataset)