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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Waga South

Waga South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **3.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.7km²
- 75 mtypical elevation

## Where is Waga South?

Waga South 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: [Dambora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/dambora/), [Gurulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/gurulana/), [Siyambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/siyambalawa/), [Thummodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/thummodara/) and [Waga East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-east/). By area it is the 4008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Waga South is about 35 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8531° N, 80.1524° E. Local names: වග දකුණ .

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 South

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

- Waga East

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 South

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Ayr

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 South 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 South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Jeewaka Private Hospital · Padukka 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84061&mlon=80.09323#map=17/6.84061/80.09323) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Kahahena 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90091&mlon=80.12774#map=17/6.90091/80.12774) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) 

Hotel Ayr Castle 1922 by Reveal · Gurulana 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84781&mlon=80.16067#map=17/6.84781/80.16067) 

Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) 

School Supipi Pre school · Waga East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86667&mlon=80.15000#map=17/6.86667/80.15000) 

College SLTC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY · Galagedara East 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85478&mlon=80.09320#map=17/6.85478/80.09320) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 6.7 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.

## 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 East
- Waga North
- Waga West
- Weragala
- Wewelpanawa
- Yatawathura

## Quick answers

- Where is Waga South?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Waga South?Dambora, Gurulana, Siyambalawa, Thummodara and Waga East
- How many villages are in Waga South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Waga South?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Waga South?Jeewaka Private Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Waga South?Peoples Bank, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Waga South?Sampath Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Waga South?Fuel Station, about 6.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Waga South?LK1118030 (OCHA common operational dataset)
