# Malagala GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/malagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division # Malagala Malagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **4.70 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.7km² - 2mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malagala? Malagala 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 8 other GN divisions: [Beliattavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/beliattavila/), [Gorokgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/gorokgoda/), [Kahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/kahawala/), [Kidelpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kidelpitiya/), [Mahingala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/mahingala/), [Menerigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/menerigama/), [Miriyagalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/miriyagalla/) and [Yatawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/yatawathura/). By area it is the 3153rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Malagala is about 33 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7948° N, 80.1094° E. Local names: මලගල . 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 Malagala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Malagala. - Malagala 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 Malagala Named natural and historic features inside Malagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Millewa 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 Malagala 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 Malagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jeewaka Private Hospital · Padukka 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84061&mlon=80.09323#map=17/6.84061/80.09323) Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) Hotel Handunkanda Nature Escape · Malagala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80030&mlon=80.10555#map=17/6.80030/80.10555) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Malagala Maha Vidyalaya · Malagala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79150&mlon=80.11269#map=17/6.79150/80.11269) College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 5.6 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Malagala Places mapped inside Malagala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 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 - Kurugala - Liyanwala - Madulawa North - Madulawa South - Mahingala - 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 Malagala?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Malagala?Beliattavila, Gorokgoda, Kahawala, Kidelpitiya, Mahingala, Menerigama, Miriyagalla and Yatawathura - How many villages are in Malagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Malagala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Malagala?Jeewaka Private Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malagala?Peoples Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Malagala?People's Bank ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malagala?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malagala?LK1118195 (OCHA common operational dataset)