# Gurugoda GN division, Horana DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/gurugoda/

Grama Niladhari division · Horana DS Division 

# Gurugoda

Gurugoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.6km²
- 2mapped services
- 29 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gurugoda?

Gurugoda lies in [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Dambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/dambara/), [Ilimba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/ilimba/), [Kirigalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kirigalahena/), [Meewanapalana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/meewanapalana-east/), [Meewanapalana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/meewanapalana-west/), [Munagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/munagama-east/), [Poruwadanda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/poruwadanda-west/) and [Rathmalgoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/rathmalgoda-west/). By area it is the 4171st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/). The centre of Gurugoda is about 36 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7342° N, 80.1022° E. Local names: ගුරුගොඩ .

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 Gurugoda

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

- Gurugoda

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 Gurugoda 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 Gurugoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ABC HOSPITAL · Narthanagala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71859&mlon=80.07665#map=17/6.71859/80.07665) 

Bank State mortgage and investment bank · Horana North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71778&mlon=80.06614#map=17/6.71778/80.06614) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gurugoda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73106&mlon=80.10183#map=17/6.73106/80.10183) 

Hotel Liyanage Hotel · Poruwadanda East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73779&mlon=80.11948#map=17/6.73779/80.11948) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Naritasan Kaneko Kindergarten · Poruwadanda West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72351&mlon=80.12148#map=17/6.72351/80.12148) 

College Sripali Campus · Horana East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70753&mlon=80.07014#map=17/6.70753/80.07014) 

Police station Horana · Horana South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71490&mlon=80.06909#map=17/6.71490/80.06909) 

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 Gurugoda

Places mapped inside Gurugoda in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps2

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 Horana DS Division

- Aramanagolla
- Batuvita North
- Batuvita South
- Dambara
- Dikhenagama
- Gal Edandugoda
- Godigamuwa East
- Godigamuwa West
- Gorokgoda
- Halapitiya
- Halthotiyawatta
- Handupelpola
- Henegama
- Horana East
- Horana North
- Horana South
- Ihala Millewa North
- Ihala Millewa South
- Kahatapitiya
- Kananvila North
- Kananvila South
- Kanewala
- Kidelpitiya
- Kirigalahena
- Koralaima
- Kotigamgoda
- Kuda Uduwa
- Kulupana
- Kumbuka East
- Kumbuka North
- Kumbuka South
- Kumbuka West
- Maha Uduwa
- Mahena
- Meemana
- Meewanapalana East
- Meewanapalana West
- Midellamulahena
- Munagama East
- Munagama West
- Narthanagala
- Olaboduwa East
- Olaboduwa North
- Olaboduwa South
- Ovitiyagala
- Pahala Millewa North
- Pahala Millewa South
- Palannoruwa
- Pannila
- Pokunuvita
- Thalagala East
- Thalagala North
- Thalagala South
- Thalagala West
- Uduwa North
- Uduwa South
- Welmilla
- Werullahena
- Wewala East
- Wewala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Gurugoda?In Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gurugoda?Dambara, Ilimba, Kirigalahena, Meewanapalana East, Meewanapalana West, Munagama East, Poruwadanda West and Rathmalgoda West
- How many villages are in Gurugoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gurugoda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gurugoda?ABC HOSPITAL, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gurugoda?State mortgage and investment bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gurugoda?People's Bank ATM, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gurugoda?Lanka IOC, about 0.4 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Gurugoda?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gurugoda?LK1309210 (OCHA common operational dataset)