# Puhambugoda West GN division, Dodangoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/puhambugoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Dodangoda DS Division # Puhambugoda West Puhambugoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.09 km²**. - 2.1km² ## Where is Puhambugoda West? Puhambugoda West lies in [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/), [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: [Dodangoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east/), [Dodangoda East - Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east-central/), [Dodangoda East - South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east-south/), [Eladoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/eladoowa/), [Halkandavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/halkandavila/) and [Puhambugoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/puhambugoda-east/). By area it is the 6725th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/). The centre of Puhambugoda West is about 51 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5190° N, 80.0335° E. Local names: පූහාඹුගොඩ බටහිර . 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 Puhambugoda West Named natural and historic features inside Puhambugoda West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Catherine’s 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 Puhambugoda West 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 Puhambugoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maggona Medical Center · Maggona West 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50289&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50289/79.98031) Bank Peoples Bank · Maggona West 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50406&mlon=79.98056#map=17/6.50406/79.98056) ATM ATM · Nebada 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuel Station - Site B · Kolehekada 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46984&mlon=80.07684#map=17/6.46984/80.07684) Hotel Hotel Himakara · Yatadolawatta East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52222&mlon=80.06596#map=17/6.52222/80.06596) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Dodangoda Miriswaththa Maha Vidyalaya · Dodangoda West - North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55024&mlon=80.03040#map=17/6.55024/80.03040) College Kaika Japanese School · Viharakanda 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54081&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.54081/79.98837) Police station Dodangoda Police Station · Dodangoda West - Central 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55328&mlon=80.02367#map=17/6.55328/80.02367) 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 Dodangoda DS Division - Adhikarigoda - Bolossagama - Bombuwala North - Central - Bombuwala North - East - Bombuwala North - West - Bombuwala South - Central - Bombuwala South - East - Bombuwala South - West - Dodangoda East - Dodangoda East - Central - Dodangoda East - North - Dodangoda East - South - Dodangoda West - Dodangoda West - Central - Dodangoda West - North - Dodangoda West - North West - Dodangoda West - South - Eladoowa - Galpottavila - Gamagoda East - Gamagoda West - Ihala Nebada - Koholana North - Koholana South - Nebada - Nebada West - Nehinna - Pahala Nebada - Pelapitiyagoda - Pelapitiyagoda North - Puhambugoda East - Remunagoda North - Remunagoda South - Sapugahawatta - Serupita East - Serupita West - Thebuwana East - Thebuwana West - Thudugala East - Thudugala West - Ukwatta - Wadugama - Wattahena - Wellatha ## Quick answers - Where is Puhambugoda West?In Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puhambugoda West?Dodangoda East, Dodangoda East - Central, Dodangoda East - South, Eladoowa, Halkandavila and Puhambugoda East - What is the best time to visit Puhambugoda West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Puhambugoda West?Maggona Medical Center, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puhambugoda West?Peoples Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puhambugoda West?ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puhambugoda West?Litro Fuel Station - Site B, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puhambugoda West?LK1327215 (OCHA common operational dataset)