# Kotagedara GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kotagedara/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Kotagedara Kotagedara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.66 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 1mapped services - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kotagedara? Kotagedara 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 8 other GN divisions: [Aluthgamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/aluthgamgoda/), [Dippita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/dippita/), [Diyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/diyagala/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henegama/), [Henpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henpita/), [Kolehekada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/kolehekada/), [Naravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/naravila/) and [Navuttuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/navuttuduwa/). By area it is the 5534th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Kotagedara is about 57 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4785° N, 80.0881° E. Local names: කොටගෙදර . 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 Kotagedara Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kotagedara. - Kotagedara 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 Kotagedara Named natural and historic features inside Kotagedara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Menikgoda Ela 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 Kotagedara 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 Kotagedara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 1.9 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 13 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 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46793&mlon=80.07948#map=17/6.46793/80.07948) Hotel Uma Garden Kandegedara · Kotagedara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48542&mlon=80.07858#map=17/6.48542/80.07858) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Muslim Collage -Welipenna · Welipenna West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46725&mlon=80.10746#map=17/6.46725/80.10746) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 6.0 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 2.5 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 Kotagedara Places mapped inside Kotagedara 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 - Horawala West - Iddagoda East - Iddagoda West - Indigasthuduwa - Keeranthidiya - Keppetiyagahalanda - Kolehekada - 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 Kotagedara?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotagedara?Aluthgamgoda, Dippita, Diyagala, Henegama, Henpita, Kolehekada, Naravila and Navuttuduwa - How many villages are in Kotagedara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kotagedara?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotagedara?hijama treatment center, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotagedara?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Matugama, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotagedara?ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotagedara?Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kotagedara?LK1330125 (OCHA common operational dataset)