# Matagoda GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/matagoda/

Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division 

# Matagoda

Matagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.03 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.0km²
- 14 mtypical elevation

## Where is Matagoda?

Matagoda lies in [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Balagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/balagala/), [Elakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/elakanda/), [Kerawalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kerawalapitiya/) and [Nayakakanda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/nayakakanda-north/). By area it is the 10046th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Matagoda is about 8.7 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0076° N, 79.8804° E. Local names: මාටාගොඩ .

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 Matagoda

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Matagoda.

- Matagoda

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 Matagoda 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 Matagoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hemas Hospital Wattala · Wattala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98879&mlon=79.89122#map=17/6.98879/79.89122) 

Bank HNB · Thimbirigasyaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99450&mlon=79.87462#map=17/6.99450/79.87462) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) 

Petrol pump gayan gas station · Nayakakanda South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99557&mlon=79.88328#map=17/6.99557/79.88328) 

Hotel Pegasus Reef Hotel · Dikovita 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99973&mlon=79.86921#map=17/6.99973/79.86921) 

Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) 

School Vidyaloka Vidyalaya · Kerawalapitiya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00575&mlon=79.88699#map=17/7.00575/79.88699) 

College Ashraff Maha Vidyalaya · Mabola 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00564&mlon=79.89686#map=17/7.00564/79.89686) 

Police station Welisara · Galudupita 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01486&mlon=79.89843#map=17/7.01486/79.89843) 

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 Wattala DS Division

- Balagala
- Bopitiya
- Bopitiyathuduwa
- Delathura East
- Delathura West
- Dikovita
- Elakanda
- Elapitiwala
- Elehiwatta
- Evariwatta
- Galudupita
- Galwetiya
- Heenkenda
- Hekitta
- Hendala North
- Hendala South
- Horape
- Horapethuduwa
- Kerangapokuna
- Kerawalapitiya
- Kunjawatta
- Kurukulawa North
- Kurukulawa South
- Kurunduhena
- Mabola
- Maha Pamunugama
- Mahabage
- Mangulpokuna
- Mattumagala
- Nayakakanda North
- Nayakakanda South
- Nugape
- Palliyawatta North
- Palliyawatta South
- Pamunugama
- Paranambalama
- Pattiyawala
- Pulluhena
- Telangapatha
- Thimbirigasyaya
- Thuduwegedara
- Uswetakeiyawa
- Wattala
- Welikadamulla
- Welisara

## Quick answers

- Where is Matagoda?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Matagoda?Balagala, Elakanda, Kerawalapitiya and Nayakakanda North
- How many villages are in Matagoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Matagoda?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Matagoda?Hemas Hospital Wattala, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Matagoda?HNB, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Matagoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matagoda?gayan gas station, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Matagoda?LK1218140 (OCHA common operational dataset)