# Maryland Colony GN division, Dompe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/maryland-colony/ Grama Niladhari division · Dompe DS Division # Maryland Colony Maryland Colony is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.76 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.8km² - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maryland Colony? Maryland Colony lies in [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Batepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/batepola/), [Dematalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/dematalanda/), [Happitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/happitiya/), [Indurugalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/indurugalla/) and [Warapalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/warapalana/). By area it is the 11178th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/). The centre of Maryland Colony is about 31 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0653° N, 80.0942° E. Local names: මේරිලන්ඩ් ජනපදය . 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 Maryland Colony Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maryland Colony. - Happitiya 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 Maryland Colony Named natural and historic features inside Maryland Colony, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dikkande 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 Maryland Colony 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 Maryland Colony Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajasekara Ayurvedic Hospital · Bonegala 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=80.09175#map=17/7.09278/80.09175) Bank BOC Kirindiwela · Kirindiwela 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04159&mlon=80.12798#map=17/7.04159/80.12798) ATM nation trust Bank ATM · Henarathgoda 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07258&mlon=80.01521#map=17/7.07258/80.01521) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udatuttiripitiya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08444&mlon=80.07905#map=17/7.08444/80.07905) Hotel Ruwan Hotel · Dematalanda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07088&mlon=80.09305#map=17/7.07088/80.09305) Mall Cargills Food City · Weliweriya East 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03424&mlon=80.02676#map=17/7.03424/80.02676) School Subashitha Preschool · Malwathuhiripitiya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05237&mlon=80.06840#map=17/7.05237/80.06840) College Princeton International College · Kirindiwela 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04033&mlon=80.12889#map=17/7.04033/80.12889) Police station Police Station Kirindiwela · Bogahawatta 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04299&mlon=80.12032#map=17/7.04299/80.12032) 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 Dompe DS Division - Alliyawatta - Anuragoda - Anuragoda South - Baduwatta - Bandaranayakapura East - Bandaranayakapura West - Bangalawatta - Bogahawatta - Dangalla - Dangalla North - Degawatta - Dekatana - Demalagama - Dethemulla - Diyawala - Diyawala North - Dompe - Egoda Guruwala - Egoda Pelahela - Etambagahawatta - Galpothugoda - Galwalagoda - Ganegoda - Ganihigama North - Ganihigama South - Giridara - Giridara West - Guruwala - Helummahara - Hiswella - Iddamaldeniya - Ihala Lunugama - Indolamulla - Indurugalla - Kajugaswatta - Kalukondayawa East - Kalukondayawa West - Kannimahara - Kapugoda - Kendagolla - Keragala - Kimbulvilawatta - Kirimetiyawatta - Kirindiwela - Kiriwana - Kithulakanda - Kumarimulla - Kurunduhena - Kuttivila - Lansiyahena - Madurawa - Mahal Loluwa - Mahawalawatta - Mailawalana - Mailawalana South - Malinda - Malinda East - Malwana - Mandawala North - Mandawala South - Mawatha - Meddegama - Meddegama North - Meddegama South - Meegahawatta - Meethirigala - Meniklanda - Millathe - Millathe Ihala - Morahena - Nakandapola - Namaluwa - Nandarama Pedesa - Narampola - Nedungolla - Nedungolla South - Nikawala - Ovitigama - Pahala Dompe - Pahala Lunugama - Pahala Mapitigama - Pahala Millathe - Pallegama - Pallegama South - Palugama - Palugama West - Palupelpita - Pananwala - Parakadamulla - Parangoda - Parathapakanda - Pattiyagama - Pelahela - Pelpita - Pepiliyawala - Pingamuwa - Polhena - Poogoda - Punchi Mandawala - Putupagala - Radawana North - Radawana South - Rambutanwatta - Ranwala - Samanabedda - Samanabedda North - Senasungoda - Thalgaswatta - Thelkekuna - Thimbirigama - Thittapattara - Udagama - Udakanampella - Udakanampella South - Udamapitigama - Udamapitigama South - Udawela - Udugama - Vihara Kumbura - Waharaka - Walaramba - Walpola - Wanaluwawa North - Wanaluwawa South - Watawala - Wathurugama - Wedagama - Welgama - Weliketiyawatta - Werahera - Weralugampala - Yakambe ## Quick answers - Where is Maryland Colony?In Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maryland Colony?Batepola, Dematalanda, Happitiya, Indurugalla and Warapalana - How many villages are in Maryland Colony?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maryland Colony?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maryland Colony?Rajasekara Ayurvedic Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maryland Colony?BOC Kirindiwela, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maryland Colony?nation trust Bank ATM, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maryland Colony?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maryland Colony?LK1230005 (OCHA common operational dataset)