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

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Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Waga West

Waga West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.41 km²**.

- 2.4km²

## Where is Waga West?

Waga West 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: [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/halpe/), [Pinnawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/pinnawala-south/), [Uggalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/uggalla/), [Waga East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-east/) and [Waga North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-north/). By area it is the 6007th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Waga West is about 32 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8636° N, 80.1333° E. Local names: වග බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Waga West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Play Ground · Neluwattuduwa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90440&mlon=80.12027#map=17/6.90440/80.12027) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Kahahena 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90091&mlon=80.12774#map=17/6.90091/80.12774) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) 

Hotel Hotel Elephant Park · Pinnawala North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87143&mlon=80.12106#map=17/6.87143/80.12106) 

Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) 

School Rajapola Maha Vidyalaya · Pinnawala North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86979&mlon=80.11959#map=17/6.86979/80.11959) 

College SLTC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY · Galagedara East 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85478&mlon=80.09320#map=17/6.85478/80.09320) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 5.1 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.

## 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 South
- Weragala
- Wewelpanawa
- Yatawathura

## Quick answers

- Where is Waga West?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Waga West?Halpe, Pinnawala South, Uggalla, Waga East and Waga North
- What is the best time to visit Waga West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Waga West?Play Ground, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Waga West?Peoples Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Waga West?Sampath Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Waga West?Fuel Station, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Waga West?LK1118050 (OCHA common operational dataset)