# Mawalgama GN division, Seethawaka DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawalgama/ Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division # Mawalgama Mawalgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.87 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.9km² - 2mapped services - 45 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mawalgama? Mawalgama lies in [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Brandigampala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/brandigampala/), [Kadugoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kadugoda-north/), [Kadugoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kadugoda-south/), [Kahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kahahena/), [Mambula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mambula/), [Neluwattuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/neluwattuduwa/), [Salawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/salawa/) and [Suduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/suduwella/). By area it is the 5144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Mawalgama is about 31 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9164° N, 80.1294° E. Local names: මාවල්ගම . 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 Mawalgama Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Mawalgama. The largest with a recorded population: Mawalgama (2,033). Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 63 m above sea level (median 45 m). - Brandigampala - Karagalla - Mambula - Mawalgama - Pahala Mambula 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 Mawalgama Named natural and historic features inside Mawalgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Getaherakanda · 31 m 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 Mawalgama 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 Mawalgama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Play Ground · Neluwattuduwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90440&mlon=80.12027#map=17/6.90440/80.12027) Bank Sanasa Development Bank · Mawalgama 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91822&mlon=80.12772#map=17/6.91822/80.12772) 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 Ceypetco · Hanwella Town 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91139&mlon=80.08954#map=17/6.91139/80.08954) Hotel The Nature's Resort · Mawalgama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90872&mlon=80.12782#map=17/6.90872/80.12782) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Boralugoda Sri Sidhdhartha Vidyalaya · Salawa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92343&mlon=80.12381#map=17/6.92343/80.12381) College ESOL College - Kaluaggala · Kalu Aggala 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91923&mlon=80.09889#map=17/6.91923/80.09889) Police station Police Station Kosgama · Ihala Kosgama North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94653&mlon=80.13802#map=17/6.94653/80.13802) 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 Mawalgama Places mapped inside Mawalgama in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - 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 Seethawaka DS Division - Agra Pedesa - Akaravita - Aluth Ambalama - Aradhana Kanda - Avissawella - Bollathawa - Brandigampala - Diddeniya North - Diddeniya South - Digana - Egodagama - Elamalawala - Eswatta North - Eswatta South - Gira Imbula - Hanwella Town - Hingurala - Ihala Hanwella North - Ihala Hanwella South - Ihala Kosgama North - Ihala Kosgama South - Ilukovita - Jayaweeragoda - Kadugoda North - Kadugoda South - Kahahena - Kahatapitiya - Kalu Aggala - Kanampella East - Kanampella West - Kiriwandala North - Kiriwandala South - Koodaluvila - Koswatta - Kotahera - Kudagama - Kudakanda - Lahirugama - Mambula - Manakada - Mawathagama East - Mawathagama West - Miriswatta - Muruthagama - Neluwattuduwa - Niripola - Pagngnagula - Pahala Hanwella - Pahala Kosgama East - Pahala Kosgama West - Pahathgama - Pelpola - Puwakpitiya - Puwakpitiya South - Salawa - Seethagama - Seethawaka - Suduwella - Thawalgoda - Thunnana East - Thunnana West - Ukwatta - Walawwatta - Welikanna - Weragolla North - Weragolla South - Weralupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Mawalgama?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mawalgama?Brandigampala, Kadugoda North, Kadugoda South, Kahahena, Mambula, Neluwattuduwa, Salawa and Suduwella - How many villages are in Mawalgama?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mawalgama?Settlements lie between 18 m and 63 m - What is the highest point in Mawalgama?Getaherakanda (31 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mawalgama?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mawalgama?Play Ground, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mawalgama?Sanasa Development Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mawalgama?Sampath Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mawalgama?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre - How many banks are in Mawalgama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mawalgama?LK1115180 (OCHA common operational dataset)