# Maha Aruggoda GN division, Bandaragama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/maha-aruggoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Bandaragama DS Division # Maha Aruggoda Maha Aruggoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.71 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.7km² - 1mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maha Aruggoda? Maha Aruggoda lies in [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Hirana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/hirana/), [Kiriberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kiriberiya/), [Kuda Aruggoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kuda-aruggoda-east/), [Kuda Aruggoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kuda-aruggoda-west/), [Newdawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/newdawa/) and [Senapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/senapura/). By area it is the 7716th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/). The centre of Maha Aruggoda is about 25 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7327° N, 79.9517° E. Local names: මහ අරුග්ගොඩ . 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 Maha Aruggoda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maha Aruggoda. - Koppala - Maha Arukgoda 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 Maha Aruggoda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maha Aruggoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Osu Jaya Ayurvedic and Traditional Medical Centre - ඔසු ජය ආයුර්වේදය · Alubomulla West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70755&mlon=79.94719#map=17/6.70755/79.94719) Bank Sanasa Bank · Eluvila 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70896&mlon=79.92670#map=17/6.70896/79.92670) ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bandaragama 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71408&mlon=79.98854#map=17/6.71408/79.98854) Hotel The Barnhouse - Sri Lanka · Kiriberiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73008&mlon=79.94196#map=17/6.73008/79.94196) Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) School Little millennium pre school · Maha Aruggoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73397&mlon=79.95263#map=17/6.73397/79.95263) College St.John's College · Udahamulla 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72322&mlon=79.91484#map=17/6.72322/79.91484) Police station Police Post Hirana · Hirana 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73667&mlon=79.94039#map=17/6.73667/79.94039) 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 Maha Aruggoda Places mapped inside Maha Aruggoda in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Bandaragama DS Division - Alothiyawa - Alubomulla East - Alubomulla West - Aluthgama - Atulugama East - Atulugama West - Bamunumulla - Bamunumulla (Muslim) - Bandaragama - Bandaragama East - Bandaragama West - Batadombathuduwa - Bogahawatta - Bolgoda - Diganathuduwa - Epitamulla - Galgemandiya - Gammanpila - Gelanigama - Imbulliha - Kamburugoda East - Kamburugoda West - Kidelpitiya East - Kidelpitiya West - Kimmanthudawa - Kolamediriya North - Korawala - Kothalawala - Kuda Aruggoda East - Kuda Aruggoda West - Madupitiya - Mahabellana - Mahavila - Mahawatta - Medagama - Miriswatta - Newdawa - Pamunugama - Panape - Pinwala East - Pinwala West - Raigama East - Raigama North - Raigama South - Raigama West - Rambukkana North - Rambukkana South - Rerukana - Samaranayakapura - Senapura - Veedagama East - Veedagama West - Walgama North - Walgama South - Wanduramulla East - Wanduramulla West - Wevita - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Maha Aruggoda?In Bandaragama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maha Aruggoda?Hirana, Kiriberiya, Kuda Aruggoda East, Kuda Aruggoda West, Newdawa and Senapura - How many villages are in Maha Aruggoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maha Aruggoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Aruggoda?Osu Jaya Ayurvedic and Traditional Medical Centre - ඔසු ජය ආයුර්වේදය, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maha Aruggoda?Sanasa Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maha Aruggoda?People's Bank ATM, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Aruggoda?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maha Aruggoda?LK1306085 (OCHA common operational dataset)