# Waga East GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Waga East

Waga East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **3.40 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.4km²
- 1mapped services
- 32 mtypical elevation

## Where is Waga East?

Waga East 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 9 other GN divisions: [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/halpe/), [Ilukovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ilukovita/), [Pahala Bope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pahala-bope/), [Pelpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/pelpola/), [Siyambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/siyambalawa/), [Thummodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/thummodara/), [Waga North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-north/), [Waga South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-south/) and [Waga West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-west/). By area it is the 4420th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Waga East is about 33 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8599° N, 80.1412° E. Local names: වග නැගෙනහිර .

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 Waga East

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

- Waga

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 Waga East

Named natural and historic features inside Waga East, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 rubber estate.

- Halpe

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 Waga East 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 Waga East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Play Ground · Neluwattuduwa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90440&mlon=80.12027#map=17/6.90440/80.12027) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Kahahena 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90091&mlon=80.12774#map=17/6.90091/80.12774) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) 

Hotel Water water Resort · Thummodara 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86411&mlon=80.16160#map=17/6.86411/80.16160) 

Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) 

School Supipi Pre school · Waga East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86667&mlon=80.15000#map=17/6.86667/80.15000) 

College SLTC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY · Galagedara East 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85478&mlon=80.09320#map=17/6.85478/80.09320) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 5.7 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 Waga East

Places mapped inside Waga East in open map data, by type.

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Waga East?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Waga East?Halpe, Ilukovita, Pahala Bope, Pelpola, Siyambalawa, Thummodara, Waga North, Waga South and Waga West
- How many villages are in Waga East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Waga East?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Waga East?Play Ground, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Waga East?Peoples Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Waga East?Sampath Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Waga East?Fuel Station, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Waga East?LK1118020 (OCHA common operational dataset)
