# Daranagama GN division, Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District

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Grama Niladhari division · Biyagama DS Division 

# Daranagama

Daranagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.17 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Daranagama?

Daranagama lies in [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Biyagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/biyagama-north/), [Kammalwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/kammalwatta/), [Meegahawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/meegahawatta-east/), [Siyambalape North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/siyambalape-north/), [Siyambalape South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/siyambalape-south/), [Siyambalape Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/siyambalape-watta/) and [Yatihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/yatihena/). By area it is the 9530th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/). The centre of Daranagama is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9741° N, 79.9960° E. Local names: දරණගම .

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 Daranagama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Daranagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St.George's Hospital · Biyagama North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95884&mlon=79.99484#map=17/6.95884/79.99484) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Walgama West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96335&mlon=80.00913#map=17/6.96335/80.00913) 

ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Delgoda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98778&mlon=80.01387#map=17/6.98778/80.01387) 

Hotel P.T. Garden Biyagama · Walgama West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96317&mlon=80.00624#map=17/6.96317/80.00624) 

Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) 

School Daranagama National School · Siyambalape North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98369&mlon=79.98404#map=17/6.98369/79.98404) 

College RMIT Campus · Makola North Central 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97950&mlon=79.95602#map=17/6.97950/79.95602) 

Police station Biyagama Police Station · Walgama West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96250&mlon=80.00897#map=17/6.96250/80.00897) 

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 Biyagama DS Division

- Athurumulla
- Biyagama East
- Biyagama North
- Biyagama South
- Biyagama West
- Bollegala
- Delgoda
- Galedanda
- Gonawala Central
- Gonawala East
- Gonawala West
- Heiyanthuduwa East
- Heiyanthuduwa North
- Heiyanthuduwa South
- Heiyanthuduwa West
- Ihala Biyanvila Central
- Ihala Biyanvila North
- Kammalwatta
- Kanduboda East
- Kanduboda West
- Mabima East
- Mabima West
- Makola North Central
- Makola North Ihala
- Makola North Pahala
- Makola South Ihala
- Makola South Pahala
- Malwana Town
- Mawaramandiya
- Meegahawatta East
- Meegahawatta West
- Pahala Biyanvila Central
- Pahala Biyanvila East
- Pahala Biyanvila West
- Pamunuvila
- Pattivila North
- Pattivila South
- Sapugaskanda
- Siyambalape North
- Siyambalape South
- Siyambalape Watta
- Thalwatta
- Ulahitiwala
- Walgama East
- Walgama West
- Yabaraluwa North
- Yabaraluwa South
- Yatihena

## Quick answers

- Where is Daranagama?In Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Daranagama?Biyagama North, Kammalwatta, Meegahawatta East, Siyambalape North, Siyambalape South, Siyambalape Watta and Yatihena
- What is the best time to visit Daranagama?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Daranagama?St.George's Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Daranagama?Commercial Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Daranagama?ComBank ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Daranagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Daranagama?LK1239065 (OCHA common operational dataset)