# Pagoda GN division, Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division # Pagoda Pagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.81 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 22mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pagoda? Pagoda lies in [Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/), [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: [Nawala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nawala-east/), [Nugegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nugegoda/), [Nugegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nugegoda-west/), [Pagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pagoda-east/), [Pitakotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pitakotte/) and [Pitakotte West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pitakotte-west/). By area it is the 10946th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/). The centre of Pagoda is about 8.0 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8818° N, 79.8969° E. Local names: පාගොඩ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Pagoda ### Nearby, outside Pagoda - Archaeological Museum of Kotte · museum, Ethulkotte1.6 km - Alakeshwara Palace Or Tombstone · archaeological site, Ethulkotte2.0 km - Kohuwala Cemetery · memorial, Dutugemunu2.3 km - Chitrasena Art Gallery · gallery, Kirula2.4 km - War Heroes Monument · monument, Battaramulla South2.6 km - Mondigliani Gallery · gallery, Pamankada East2.7 km - Diyatha Uyana Aquarium · aquarium, Subhoothipura2.9 km - Indian Peace Keeping Force (1987-2000) · memorial, Pahalawela3.0 km - Veediye Bandara Statue · monument, Rajagiriya3.1 km - Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala Statue · monument, Welikada East3.2 km - Dr. N. M. Perera · memorial, Gothamipura3.3 km - W A Silva Museum · museum, Pamankada West3.4 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Pagoda - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo6.8 km - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo33 km ### Nearest railway station Nugegoda (Nugegoda), about 1.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Pagoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pagoda. - Pagoda 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 Pagoda 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 Pagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rawana Arana · Pitakotte West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88543&mlon=79.89910#map=17/6.88543/79.89910) Bank Sanasa Bank · Pagoda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88050&mlon=79.89966#map=17/6.88050/79.89966) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Pagoda East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87676&mlon=79.90066#map=17/6.87676/79.90066) Petrol pump Laugfs · Pitakotte West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88428&mlon=79.89830#map=17/6.88428/79.89830) Hotel White Lotus · Pagoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88260&mlon=79.89826#map=17/6.88260/79.89826) Mall Cases.lk · Pagoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88055&mlon=79.89556#map=17/6.88055/79.89556) School Pagoda Montessori School · Pagoda 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88159&mlon=79.89677#map=17/6.88159/79.89677) College CSHS · Pitakotte West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88359&mlon=79.90015#map=17/6.88359/79.90015) Police station Mirihana Police Station · Gangodavila East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87386&mlon=79.90213#map=17/6.87386/79.90213) 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 Pagoda Places mapped inside Pagoda in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Hotels3 - Shopping malls3 - Schools6 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants8 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 Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division - Ethulkotte - Ethulkotte West - Gangodavila East - Gangodavila North - Gangodavila South - Koswatta - Nawala East - Nawala West - Nugegoda - Nugegoda West - Obeysekarapura - Pagoda East - Pitakotte - Pitakotte East - Pitakotte West - Rajagiriya - Welikada East - Welikada North - Welikada West ## Quick answers - Where is Pagoda?In Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pagoda?Nawala East, Nugegoda, Nugegoda West, Pagoda East, Pitakotte and Pitakotte West - What is there to see in Pagoda?Archaeological Museum of Kotte, Alakeshwara Palace Or Tombstone, Kohuwala Cemetery, Chitrasena Art Gallery - What time zone is Pagoda in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Pagoda?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Pagoda?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pagoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pagoda?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pagoda?Rawana Arana, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pagoda?Sanasa Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pagoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pagoda?Laugfs, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many banks are in Pagoda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pagoda?LK1124075 (OCHA common operational dataset)