# Palangathure GN division, Negombo DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/palangathure/ Grama Niladhari division · Negombo DS Division # Palangathure Palangathure is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Negombo DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 64 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 64mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palangathure? Palangathure lies in [Negombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/), [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: [Daluwakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/daluwakotuwa/), [Daluwakotuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/daluwakotuwa-east/), [Ettukala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/ettukala/), [Kammalthura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/kammalthura/), [Kattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/kattuwa/) and [Pallansena South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/pallansena-south/). By area it is the 10174th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Negombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/). The centre of Palangathure is about 35 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2485° N, 79.8450° E. Local names: පළඟතුරේ . 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 Palangathure Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palangathure. - Palangature West 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). ## Weather in Palangathure 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 Palangathure Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Negombo Health Care Private Hospital · Kattuwa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23857&mlon=79.84851#map=17/7.23857/79.84851) Bank Hatton National Bank · Kochchikade 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26369&mlon=79.85844#map=17/7.26369/79.85844) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Daluwakotuwa East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25336&mlon=79.85470#map=17/7.25336/79.85470) Hotel Woodnest Summerside · Palangathure 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24835&mlon=79.84510#map=17/7.24835/79.84510) Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) School Loyola College · Daluwakotuwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25390&mlon=79.85320#map=17/7.25390/79.85320) College St.Anne'sCollege · Daluwakotuwa East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24614&mlon=79.85000#map=17/7.24614/79.85000) Police station Kochchikade Police Station · Kochchikade 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26506&mlon=79.85719#map=17/7.26506/79.85719) 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 Palangathure Places mapped inside Palangathure in open map data, by type. - Hotels49 - Restaurants15 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 Negombo DS Division - Angurukaramulla - Bolawalana - Dalupotha - Dalupotha East - Daluwakotuwa - Daluwakotuwa East - Doowa - Dungalpitiya - Ettukala - Hunupitiya - Kammalthura - Kattuwa - Kepungoda - Kochchikade - Kudapaduwa - Kudapaduwa North - Kudapaduwa South - Kurana East - Kurana West - Muttakkarai - Muttakkarai East - Muttakkarai North - Pallansena North - Pallansena South - Periyamulla - Pitipana Central - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - East - Pitipana South - West - Settappaduwa - Siriwardana Pedesa - Thaladoowa - Thalahena - Udayarthoppuwa - Udayarthoppuwa South - Wellaweediya - Wellaweediya East - Wellaweediya South ## Quick answers - Where is Palangathure?In Negombo DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palangathure?Daluwakotuwa, Daluwakotuwa East, Ettukala, Kammalthura, Kattuwa and Pallansena South - How many villages are in Palangathure?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palangathure?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Palangathure?Negombo Health Care Private Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palangathure?Hatton National Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palangathure?Commercial Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palangathure?Ceypetco, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palangathure?LK1203030 (OCHA common operational dataset)