# Maputugala GN division, Ingiriya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/maputugala/

Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division 

# Maputugala

Maputugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **4.39 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.4km²
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maputugala?

Maputugala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Eduragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/eduragala/), [Kekuladola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kekuladola/), [Kekulaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kekulaliya/), [Pelpitigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/pelpitigoda/), [Poruwadanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/poruwadanda-east/) and [Rathmalgoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/rathmalgoda-east/). By area it is the 3391st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Maputugala is about 37 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7536° N, 80.1345° E. Local names: මාපුටුගල .

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 Maputugala

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

- Poherutota

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 Maputugala

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

### Estates

2 estates; 1 tea estate.

- Epping Forest Group
- Fernando Place
- Koshena

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 Maputugala 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 Maputugala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ingiriya District Hospital · Ingiriya West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74141&mlon=80.16214#map=17/6.74141/80.16214) 

Bank NSB · Ingiriya North 4.5 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 9.0 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 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) 

Hotel Rock Face Hotel · Rathmalgoda East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74748&mlon=80.12539#map=17/6.74748/80.12539) 

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

School Edurugala Tamil School · Eduragala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74422&mlon=80.15334#map=17/6.74422/80.15334) 

College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) 

Police station Ingiriya Police Station · Ingiriya North 4.6 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
- Maha Ingiriya
- Menerigama
- Nambapana
- Nimalagama
- Pelpitigoda
- Poruwadanda East
- Poruwadanda West
- Raigam Watta
- Rathmalgoda East
- Rathmalgoda West
- Urugala East
- Urugala West
- Wagawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Maputugala?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Maputugala?Eduragala, Kekuladola, Kekulaliya, Pelpitigoda, Poruwadanda East and Rathmalgoda East
- How many villages are in Maputugala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maputugala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maputugala?Ingiriya District Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maputugala?NSB, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maputugala?People's Bank ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maputugala?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maputugala?LK1310105 (OCHA common operational dataset)
