# Poregedara GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/poregedara/

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Poregedara

Poregedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.29 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 34 mtypical elevation

## Where is Poregedara?

Poregedara 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kotigamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kotigamgoda/), [Kurugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/kurugala/), [Liyanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/liyanwala/) and [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/udumulla/). By area it is the 9052nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Poregedara is about 29 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8240° N, 80.0862° E. Local names: පෝරේගෙදර .

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 Poregedara

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Poregedara.

- Poregedara

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 Poregedara 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 Poregedara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Padukka Divisional Hospital · Padukka 1.8 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 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84162&mlon=80.00490#map=17/6.84162/80.00490) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) 

Hotel Colonial Villa Padukka · Poregedara 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81647&mlon=80.08597#map=17/6.81647/80.08597) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Red Rose Kingdergarten · Kotigamgoda 1.3 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 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 2.1 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 Poregedara

Places mapped inside Poregedara in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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
- Malagala
- Miriyagalla
- Padukka
- Pahala Bope
- Pahala Padukka
- Pinnawala North
- Pinnawala South
- Pitumpe North
- Pitumpe South
- Siyambalawa
- Thummodara
- Udagama
- Udumulla
- Uggalla
- Waga East
- Waga North
- Waga South
- Waga West
- Weragala
- Wewelpanawa
- Yatawathura

## Quick answers

- Where is Poregedara?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Poregedara?Kotigamgoda, Kurugala, Liyanwala and Udumulla
- How many villages are in Poregedara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Poregedara?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Poregedara?Padukka Divisional Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Poregedara?Co-op Rural Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Poregedara?Hatton National Bank CDM, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poregedara?Fuel Station, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Poregedara?LK1118130 (OCHA common operational dataset)