# Mawathagama West GN division, Seethawaka DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division 

# Mawathagama West

Mawathagama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.51 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 23 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mawathagama West?

Mawathagama West 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 6 other GN divisions: [Galagedara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-east/), [Galagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-north/), [Mawathagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-east/), [Panaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/panaluwa/), [Thunnana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/thunnana-west/) and [Watareka North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-north/). By area it is the 8316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Mawathagama West is about 27 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8675° N, 80.0834° E. Local names: මාවතගම 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).

## Villages and localities in Mawathagama West

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mawathagama West.

- Mawatgama

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).

## Weather in Mawathagama 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 Mawathagama West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Padukka Base Hospital · Padukka 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84006&mlon=80.08966#map=17/6.84006/80.08966) 

Bank HNB · Galagedara East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=80.09142#map=17/6.85935/80.09142) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Lanka Viking Station Thunanna · Koodaluvila 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88636&mlon=80.08758#map=17/6.88636/80.08758) 

Hotel Kingland · Galagedara North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85863&mlon=80.09071#map=17/6.85863/80.09071) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Primary School Pitumpe · Pitumpe North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85600&mlon=80.09723#map=17/6.85600/80.09723) 

College South Asian Centre for Teacher Development · Galagedara North 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85687&mlon=80.08944#map=17/6.85687/80.08944) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 3.0 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 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
- Mawalgama
- Mawathagama East
- 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 Mawathagama West?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mawathagama West?Galagedara East, Galagedara North, Mawathagama East, Panaluwa, Thunnana West and Watareka North
- How many villages are in Mawathagama West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mawathagama West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mawathagama West?Padukka Base Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mawathagama West?HNB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mawathagama West?Sampath Bank ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mawathagama West?Lanka Viking Station Thunanna, about 2.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mawathagama West?LK1115335 (OCHA common operational dataset)