# Appugewatta GN division, Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District

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Grama Niladhari division · Mahara DS Division 

# Appugewatta

Appugewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.58 km²**.

- 0.6km²

## Where is Appugewatta?

Appugewatta lies in [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Galudupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/galudupita/), [Gongithota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/gongithota/), [Gongithota West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/gongithota-west/), [Hunupitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/hunupitiya-north/), [Kerangapokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kerangapokuna/), [Mabola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mabola/), [Thuduwegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/thuduwegedara/), [Welegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/welegoda/) and [Welikadamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/welikadamulla/). By area it is the 12055th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/). The centre of Appugewatta is about 9.7 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0032° N, 79.9047° E. Local names: අප්පු‍ගෙවත්ත .

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 Appugewatta 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 Appugewatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Navy General Hospital · Elapitiwala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01861&mlon=79.90082#map=17/7.01861/79.90082) 

Bank CO OP Bank · Gongithota 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00206&mlon=79.90952#map=17/7.00206/79.90952) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Enderamulla East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99511&mlon=79.91504#map=17/6.99511/79.91504) 

Hotel Hotel Parami · Wattala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98930&mlon=79.89550#map=17/6.98930/79.89550) 

Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) 

School Sudarshi Pre School - Gongithota · Gongithota 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00222&mlon=79.90771#map=17/7.00222/79.90771) 

College Ashraff Maha Vidyalaya · Mabola 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00564&mlon=79.89686#map=17/7.00564/79.89686) 

Police station Gongithota Police Station · Gongithota 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00239&mlon=79.90804#map=17/7.00239/79.90804) 

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 Mahara DS Division

- Ahugammana
- Akbar Town
- Ambagaspitiya
- Amunukumbura
- Amunukumbura South
- Aramangoda
- Aramangoda North
- Balivila
- Batepola
- Batepola North
- Buthpitiya North
- Buthpitiya South
- Dalupitiya East
- Dalupitiya South
- Dalupitiya West
- Dangahawela
- Eldeniya East
- Eldeniya West
- Enderamulla East
- Enderamulla South
- Enderamulla West
- Etikehelgalla East
- Etikehelgalla West
- Gonahena East
- Gonahena North
- Gonahena South
- Gonahena West
- Gongithota
- Gongithota West
- Henegama
- Ihala Karagahamuna East
- Ihala Karagahamuna North
- Ihala Karagahamuna South
- Kahatana
- Kandumulla
- Kendaliyeddapaluwa East
- Kendaliyeddapaluwa North
- Kendaliyeddapaluwa West
- Kimbulgoda
- Kinigama
- Kirikitta East
- Kirikitta North
- Kirikitta West
- Kirillawala
- Kirillawala North
- Kirillawala South
- Kirillawala West
- Kirimetiyagara
- Kopiwatta
- Mahara Nugegoda East
- Mahara Nugegoda North
- Mahara Nugegoda South
- Mahara Nugegoda West
- Maharagama
- Maligathenna
- Malwathuhiripitiya
- Naranwala
- Naranwala South
- Nathuduwa
- Nathuduwa West
- Neelamahara North
- Neelamahara South
- Neligama
- Pahala Karagahamuna East
- Pahala Karagahamuna North
- Pahala Karagahamuna West
- Pasgammana
- Pilikuttuwa
- Pinnameda
- Pinnameda West
- Pituwalgoda
- Puwakpitiya
- Puwakwetiya
- Rammuthugala
- Siwralumulla
- Sooriyapaluwa East
- Sooriyapaluwa North
- Sooriyapaluwa South
- Udupila East
- Udupila North
- Udupila South
- Uruwala East
- Uruwala West
- Vilimbula North
- Vilimbula South
- Warapalana
- Webada East
- Webada North
- Webada South
- Webada West
- Yongammulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Appugewatta?In Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Appugewatta?Galudupita, Gongithota, Gongithota West, Hunupitiya North, Kerangapokuna, Mabola, Thuduwegedara, Welegoda and Welikadamulla
- What is the best time to visit Appugewatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Appugewatta?Navy General Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Appugewatta?CO OP Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Appugewatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Appugewatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Appugewatta?LK1233420 (OCHA common operational dataset)