# Walgama West GN division, Biyagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/walgama-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Biyagama DS Division # Walgama West Walgama West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.48 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 7mapped services - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walgama West? Walgama West 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 8 other GN divisions: [Biyagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/biyagama-north/), [Kanduboda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/kanduboda-west/), [Malwana Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/malwana-town/), [Ulahitiwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/ulahitiwala/), [Walgama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/walgama-east/), [Yabaraluwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/yabaraluwa-north/), [Yabaraluwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/yabaraluwa-south/) and [Yatihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/yatihena/). By area it is the 5857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/). The centre of Walgama West is about 18 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9593° N, 80.0099° E. Local names: වල්ගම 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 Walgama West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Walgama West. - Karabugas Junction - Walgama 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 Walgama West Named natural and historic features inside Walgama West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ensalwatta 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 Walgama West 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 Walgama West 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 Peoples Bank · Walgama West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96142&mlon=80.01015#map=17/6.96142/80.01015) ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Delgoda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98778&mlon=80.01387#map=17/6.98778/80.01387) Hotel Hotel P.T. Gardens · Walgama West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96295&mlon=80.00624#map=17/6.96295/80.00624) Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) School Walgama Maha Vidyalaya · Walgama East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95947&mlon=80.01742#map=17/6.95947/80.01742) College Siri Jayanathi Maha Karuna Training Center · Ahugammana 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99144&mlon=80.04083#map=17/6.99144/80.04083) Police station Biyagama Police Station · Walgama West 0.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Walgama West Places mapped inside Walgama West in open map data, by type. - Banks4 - Hotels2 - Police stations1 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 Biyagama DS Division - Athurumulla - Biyagama East - Biyagama North - Biyagama South - Biyagama West - Bollegala - Daranagama - 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 - Yabaraluwa North - Yabaraluwa South - Yatihena ## Quick answers - Where is Walgama West?In Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walgama West?Biyagama North, Kanduboda West, Malwana Town, Ulahitiwala, Walgama East, Yabaraluwa North, Yabaraluwa South and Yatihena - How many villages are in Walgama West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Walgama West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walgama West?St.George's Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walgama West?Peoples Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walgama West?ComBank ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walgama West?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Walgama West?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Walgama West?LK1239155 (OCHA common operational dataset)