# Rathmalgoda East GN division, Ingiriya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/rathmalgoda-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Ingiriya DS Division # Rathmalgoda East Rathmalgoda East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.82 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 1mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rathmalgoda East? Rathmalgoda East 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 4 other GN divisions: [Maputugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/maputugala/), [Pelpitigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/pelpitigoda/), [Poruwadanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/poruwadanda-east/) and [Rathmalgoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/rathmalgoda-west/). By area it is the 7410th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Ingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/). The centre of Rathmalgoda East is about 36 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7535° N, 80.1232° E. Local names: රත්මල්ගොඩ නැගෙනහි . 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 Rathmalgoda East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rathmalgoda East. - Rathmalgoda 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 Rathmalgoda East Named natural and historic features inside Rathmalgoda East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Edurugala · 68 m ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Hatarandeniya - Sri Dheerananda Mawatha 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 Rathmalgoda East 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 Rathmalgoda East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ingiriya District Hospital · Ingiriya West 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74141&mlon=80.16214#map=17/6.74141/80.16214) Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gurugoda 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73076&mlon=80.10334#map=17/6.73076/80.10334) Hotel Rock Face Hotel · Rathmalgoda East 0.7 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 Naritasan Kaneko Kindergarten · Poruwadanda West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72351&mlon=80.12148#map=17/6.72351/80.12148) College Sripali Campus · Horana East 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70753&mlon=80.07014#map=17/6.70753/80.07014) Police station Ingiriya Police Station · Ingiriya North 5.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rathmalgoda East Places mapped inside Rathmalgoda East 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 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 - Maputugala - Menerigama - Nambapana - Nimalagama - Pelpitigoda - Poruwadanda East - Poruwadanda West - Raigam Watta - Rathmalgoda West - Urugala East - Urugala West - Wagawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Rathmalgoda East?In Ingiriya DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathmalgoda East?Maputugala, Pelpitigoda, Poruwadanda East and Rathmalgoda West - How many villages are in Rathmalgoda East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Rathmalgoda East?Edurugala (68 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rathmalgoda East?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathmalgoda East?Ingiriya District Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathmalgoda East?Peoples Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathmalgoda East?People's Bank ATM, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathmalgoda East?Lanka IOC, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathmalgoda East?LK1310115 (OCHA common operational dataset)