# Thalagala West GN division, Horana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/thalagala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Horana DS Division # Thalagala West Thalagala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.34 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Thalagala West? Thalagala West 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 6 other GN divisions: [Kahathuduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kahathuduwa-east/), [Kiriwattuduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kiriwattuduwa-south/), [Kithulavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kithulavila/), [Olaboduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/olaboduwa-north/), [Thalagala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/thalagala-north/) and [Thalagala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/thalagala-south/). By area it is the 4478th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/). The centre of Thalagala West is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7848° N, 80.0260° E. Local names: තලගල 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). ## Villages and localities in Thalagala West Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Thalagala West. - Ankuttawala - Thalagala - Thalagala Watta - Thalagala West 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Thalagala West Named natural and historic features inside Thalagala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Talagalla Group 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 Thalagala 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 Thalagala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rohana wijayasiri wedamahatha · Kirigampamunuwa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80123&mlon=79.97871#map=17/6.80123/79.97871) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Palannoruwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76349&mlon=80.01267#map=17/6.76349/80.01267) ATM Hatton National Bank CDM · Homagama Town 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84162&mlon=80.00490#map=17/6.84162/80.00490) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Rilawala 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78467&mlon=79.97728#map=17/6.78467/79.97728) Hotel Sawingir Hills · Thalagala West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77923&mlon=80.03222#map=17/6.77923/80.03222) Mall Sagara Traders · Pitipana Town 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84451&mlon=80.01770#map=17/6.84451/80.01770) School Anuhas Pre-school Homagama · Kiriwattuduwa South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79693&mlon=80.00946#map=17/6.79693/80.00946) College Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo · Dampe 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81730&mlon=80.04498#map=17/6.81730/80.04498) Police station Kahathuduwa Police Station · Kahathuduwa South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78299&mlon=79.98700#map=17/6.78299/79.98700) 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 Thalagala West Places mapped inside Thalagala West in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Gurugoda - 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 - Uduwa North - Uduwa South - Welmilla - Werullahena - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Thalagala West?In Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalagala West?Kahathuduwa East, Kiriwattuduwa South, Kithulavila, Olaboduwa North, Thalagala North and Thalagala South - How many villages are in Thalagala West?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thalagala West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalagala West?Rohana wijayasiri wedamahatha, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalagala West?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalagala West?Hatton National Bank CDM, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalagala West?Ceypetco, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalagala West?LK1309040 (OCHA common operational dataset)