# Maha Ingiriya GN division, Ingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/maha-ingiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division # Maha Ingiriya Maha Ingiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.27 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.3km² - 67 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maha Ingiriya? Maha Ingiriya lies in [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Batugampala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/batugampala/), [Handapangoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/handapangoda-south/), [Ingiriya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/ingiriya-east/), [Ingiriya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/ingiriya-north/), [Kottiyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kottiyawatta/), [Nimalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/nimalagama/) and [Raigam Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/raigam-watta/). By area it is the 4563rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Maha Ingiriya is about 39 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7640° N, 80.1597° E. Local names: මහ ඉංගිරිය . 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 Ingiriya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maha Ingiriya. - Pettagamkanda - Pibilandwatta 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 Maha Ingiriya Named natural and historic features inside Maha Ingiriya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate. - Saint Peters 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 Maha Ingiriya 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 Ingiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ingiriya District Hospital · Ingiriya West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74141&mlon=80.16214#map=17/6.74141/80.16214) Bank NSB · Ingiriya North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74394&mlon=80.17429#map=17/6.74394/80.17429) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) Hotel Randiya Holiday Resort · Nimalagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75000&mlon=80.16669#map=17/6.75000/80.16669) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School WP/HR/Rayigam Estate Saraswathi Junior Tamil School · Raigam Watta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76719&mlon=80.17778#map=17/6.76719/80.17778) College Isira Educational Institute · Yatipawwa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75264&mlon=80.22291#map=17/6.75264/80.22291) Police station Ingiriya Police Station · Ingiriya North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74376&mlon=80.17509#map=17/6.74376/80.17509) 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 Ingiriya DS Division - Arakavila - Batugampala - Dombagaskanda - Eduragala - Handapangoda East - Handapangoda South - Handapangoda West - Ingiriya East - Ingiriya North - Ingiriya West - Kandanapitiya - Kekuladola - Kekulaliya - Kotigala - Kottiyawatta - Kurana North - Kurana South - Maputugala - Menerigama - Nambapana - Nimalagama - Pelpitigoda - Poruwadanda East - Poruwadanda West - Raigam Watta - Rathmalgoda East - Rathmalgoda West - Urugala East - Urugala West - Wagawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Maha Ingiriya?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maha Ingiriya?Batugampala, Handapangoda South, Ingiriya East, Ingiriya North, Kottiyawatta, Nimalagama and Raigam Watta - How many villages are in Maha Ingiriya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maha Ingiriya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Ingiriya?Ingiriya District Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maha Ingiriya?NSB, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maha Ingiriya?People's Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Ingiriya?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maha Ingiriya?LK1310070 (OCHA common operational dataset)