# Rathmalana West GN division, Ratmalana DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/rathmalana-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Ratmalana DS Division 

# Rathmalana West

Rathmalana West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.40 km²**.

- 0.4km²

## Where is Rathmalana West?

Rathmalana West lies in [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/), [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: [Angulana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/angulana-north/), [Kaldemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/kaldemulla/), [Rathmalana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/rathmalana-east/) and [Vihara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/vihara/). By area it is the 12912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/). The centre of Rathmalana West is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8098° N, 79.8708° E. Local names: රත්මලාන 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 Rathmalana 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**.

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- Mar
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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 Rathmalana West

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Hospital Hope Rehabilitation Center · Attidiya South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82310&mlon=79.87857#map=17/6.82310/79.87857) 

Bank Bank · Rathmalana East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81254&mlon=79.88052#map=17/6.81254/79.88052) 

ATM BOC · Mount Lavinia 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83378&mlon=79.86724#map=17/6.83378/79.86724) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Kandawala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81464&mlon=79.87934#map=17/6.81464/79.87934) 

Hotel Lanka Hotel · Kandawala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81718&mlon=79.87609#map=17/6.81718/79.87609) 

Mall Mount City · Piriwena 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82759&mlon=79.86913#map=17/6.82759/79.86913) 

School Kothalawalapura Vidyalaya · Rathmalana East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81431&mlon=79.87389#map=17/6.81431/79.87389) 

College University College of Ratmalana · Rathmalana East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81425&mlon=79.87792#map=17/6.81425/79.87792) 

Police station Police Station Angulama · Angulana North 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80219&mlon=79.87149#map=17/6.80219/79.87149) 

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 Ratmalana DS Division

- Attidiya North
- Attidiya South
- Kandawala
- Katukurunduwatta
- Kawdana West
- Mount Lavinia
- Piriwena
- Rathmalana East
- Vihara
- Watarappala
- Wathumulla
- Wedikanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Rathmalana West?In Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rathmalana West?Angulana North, Kaldemulla, Rathmalana East and Vihara
- What is the best time to visit Rathmalana West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rathmalana West?Hope Rehabilitation Center, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rathmalana West?Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rathmalana West?BOC, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathmalana West?Lanka IOC, about 1.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rathmalana West?LK1131055 (OCHA common operational dataset)