# Wadugama GN division, Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Dodangoda DS Division 

# Wadugama

Wadugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.72 km²**.

- 2.7km²

## Where is Wadugama?

Wadugama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dodangoda East - North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/dodangoda-east-north/), [Nehinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/nehinna/), [Sapugahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/sapugahawatta/), [Thudugala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/thudugala-east/) and [Thudugala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/thudugala-west/). By area it is the 5413th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/). The centre of Wadugama is about 48 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5529° N, 80.0500° E. Local names: වඩුගම .

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 Wadugama

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

### Estates

1 rubber estate.

- Culldoen

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 Wadugama 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 Wadugama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wellatha Rural Hospital · Wellatha 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.57020&mlon=80.07292#map=17/6.57020/80.07292) 

Bank People's Bank · Nebada 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59591&mlon=80.09133#map=17/6.59591/80.09133) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Nebada 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59611&mlon=80.09123#map=17/6.59611/80.09123) 

Hotel Plantation Villa · Nehinna 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55317&mlon=80.06208#map=17/6.55317/80.06208) 

Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 9.9 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 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55024&mlon=80.03040#map=17/6.55024/80.03040) 

College Kaika Japanese School · Viharakanda 6.9 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 2.9 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
- Puhambugoda West
- Remunagoda North
- Remunagoda South
- Sapugahawatta
- Serupita East
- Serupita West
- Thebuwana East
- Thebuwana West
- Thudugala East
- Thudugala West
- Ukwatta
- Wattahena
- Wellatha

## Quick answers

- Where is Wadugama?In Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wadugama?Dodangoda East - North, Nehinna, Sapugahawatta, Thudugala East and Thudugala West
- What is the best time to visit Wadugama?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wadugama?Wellatha Rural Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wadugama?People's Bank, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wadugama?ATM, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wadugama?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wadugama?LK1327150 (OCHA common operational dataset)
