# Arangawa GN division, Minuwangoda DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/arangawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Minuwangoda DS Division 

# Arangawa

Arangawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.91 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.9km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Arangawa?

Arangawa lies in [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Aluthepola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/aluthepola-east/), [Horampella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/horampella-north/), [Horampella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/horampella-south/), [Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/mahagama/), [Nilpanagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/nilpanagoda/) and [Wegowwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/wegowwa-south/). By area it is the 10553rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/). The centre of Arangawa is about 31 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1841° N, 79.9709° E. Local names: ආරංගාව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Arangawa

Named natural and historic features inside Arangawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Galkanda

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 Arangawa 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 Arangawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17255&mlon=79.95633#map=17/7.17255/79.95633) 

Bank Commercial Bank Head Office · Medemulla South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18609&mlon=79.95201#map=17/7.18609/79.95201) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Air Force Camp 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17467&mlon=79.88739#map=17/7.17467/79.88739) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Meda Minuwangoda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16954&mlon=79.94908#map=17/7.16954/79.94908) 

Hotel K&K Country Resort · Arangawa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18676&mlon=79.96843#map=17/7.18676/79.96843) 

Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) 

School IDMNC Vocational Training School · Arangawa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18616&mlon=79.96850#map=17/7.18616/79.96850) 

College IDM Achievers International Campus Minuwangoda · Minuwangoda East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17333&mlon=79.96190#map=17/7.17333/79.96190) 

Police station Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17424&mlon=79.95812#map=17/7.17424/79.95812) 

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 Arangawa

Places mapped inside Arangawa in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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 Minuwangoda DS Division

- Ambagahawatta
- Arachchiwatta
- Asgiriwalpola North
- Asgiriwalpola South
- Asgiriwalpola West
- Asgiriya
- Asgiriya North
- Asgiriya South
- Asgiriya West
- Balabowa
- Balabowa West
- Batapotha
- Bodhipihituwala
- Boragodawatta North
- Boragodawatta South
- Burullapitiya
- Dewalapola
- Dombawala
- Doranagoda East
- Doranagoda North
- Doranagoda South
- Doranagoda West
- Ellangala
- Essella
- Galkanda
- Gallegedara
- Galloluwa
- Galloluwa East
- Ganihimulla
- Goigama
- Helakandana
- Hendimahara
- Horampella North
- Horampella South
- Ihala Udugampala
- Ihala Vithanamulla
- Kalahugoda
- Kalawana
- Kamaragoda
- Kehelbaddara East
- Kehelbaddara West
- Kopiwatta
- Korase
- Korase East
- Korase Meda
- Kotugoda 1
- Kotugoda 2
- Kudagoda
- Mabodala East
- Mabodala North
- Mabodala South
- Mabodala West
- Madelgamuwa East
- Madelgamuwa West
- Maduruvita
- Mahagama
- Marapola
- Mathammana
- Meda Minuwangoda
- Medemulla North
- Medemulla South
- Metikotumulla
- Minuwangoda East
- Minuwangoda North
- Minuwangoda West
- Naiwala East
- Naiwala North
- Naiwala West
- Nalapaha
- Nedagamuwa North
- Nedagamuwa South
- Nedagamuwa West
- Nilpanagoda
- Nilpanagoda East
- Nilpanagoda West
- Opatha
- Pahala Udugampola East
- Pahala Udugampola North
- Pahala Udugampola South
- Pahala Udugampola West
- Pahala Vithanamulla
- Pansilgoda
- Pattanduwana
- Pattanduwana North
- Pattanduwana West
- Pedipola
- Peellawatta
- Peralanda
- Pethiyagoda North
- Pethiyagoda South
- Polwatta East
- Polwatta West
- Samurdhigama
- Siyambalapitiya
- Thammita
- Thammita West
- Uggalboda
- Uggalboda West
- Unnaruwa
- Vigoda
- Wadumulla
- Walpitamulla
- Wankepumulla
- Wathumulla
- Watinapaha
- Watinapaha South
- Wattegedara
- Weediyawatta East
- Weediyawatta West
- Wegowwa East
- Wegowwa South
- Welhena
- Weliya
- Yagodamulla
- Yagodamulla North
- Yagodamulla South
- Yatagama
- Yatiyana
- Yatiyana Central
- Yatiyana East

## Quick answers

- Where is Arangawa?In Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Arangawa?Aluthepola East, Horampella North, Horampella South, Mahagama, Nilpanagoda and Wegowwa South
- What is the best time to visit Arangawa?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Arangawa?District Hospital Minuwangoda, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Arangawa?Commercial Bank Head Office, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Arangawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arangawa?Fuel Station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Arangawa?LK1215025 (OCHA common operational dataset)
