# Horawala West GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Horawala West Horawala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.2km² - 1mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Horawala West? Horawala West lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [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: [Badugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/badugama/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henegama/), [Horawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala/), [Horawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-north/), [Madawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/madawala/), [Welipenna East - North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-east-north/) and [Welipenna West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-west/). By area it is the 6464th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Horawala West is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4738° N, 80.1208° E. Local names: හොරවල 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 Horawala West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Horawala West. The largest with a recorded population: Horawala Junction (7,500). - Horawala Junction 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 Horawala West Named natural and historic features inside Horawala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Horawala 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 Horawala 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 Horawala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47126&mlon=80.10330#map=17/6.47126/80.10330) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama · Mathugama South 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52237&mlon=80.11203#map=17/6.52237/80.11203) ATM ATM · Nebada 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A · Henpita 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46793&mlon=80.07948#map=17/6.46793/80.07948) Hotel Sundara Hotel Kaluthara North · Horawala West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47751&mlon=80.12637#map=17/6.47751/80.12637) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Muslim Collage -Welipenna · Welipenna West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46725&mlon=80.10746#map=17/6.46725/80.10746) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Police Staion- Welipenna · Welipenna West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46762&mlon=80.10797#map=17/6.46762/80.10797) 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 Horawala West Places mapped inside Horawala 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 Matugama DS Division - Aluthgamgoda - Andawala - Badugama - Badugama New Colony - Bondupitiya - Bopitiya East - Bopitiya West - Dewagoda - Dippita - Diyagala - Galmatta - Gurudola - Henegama - Henpita - Hiriketiya - Horawala - Horawala East - Horawala North - Iddagoda East - Iddagoda West - Indigasthuduwa - Keeranthidiya - Keppetiyagahalanda - Kolehekada - Kotagedara - Kurudippita - Ladduwa - Lewwanduwa East - Lewwanduwa North - Lewwanduwa West - Madawala - Mathugama East - Mathugama North - Mathugama South - Mathugama West - Meegama - Naravila - Navuttuduwa - Nugagahalanda - Ovitigala - Panthiya - Pussalamulla - Sandasirigama - Thalgasgoda - Thambaretiya - Walagedara North - Walagedara South - Warakatholla - Welimanana - Welipenna East - North - Welipenna East - South - Welipenna West - Wettewa - Yatadolawatta East - Yatadolawatta West - Yattovita ## Quick answers - Where is Horawala West?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Horawala West?Badugama, Henegama, Horawala, Horawala North, Madawala, Welipenna East - North and Welipenna West - How many villages are in Horawala West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Horawala West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Horawala West?hijama treatment center, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Horawala West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Horawala West?ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Horawala West?Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Horawala West?LK1330170 (OCHA common operational dataset)