# Magura West GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/magura-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Magura West Magura West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **7.22 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.2km² - 79 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magura West? Magura West lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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: [Addaragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/addaragoda/), [Diggoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/diggoda/), [Harankahapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/agalawatta/harankahapatha/), [Kamburawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kamburawala/), [Kurupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/agalawatta/kurupita/), [Magura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/magura-east/), [Penigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/penigala/) and [Yakupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/yakupitiya/). By area it is the 1841st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Magura West is about 64 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4954° N, 80.2221° E. Local names: මගුර 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 Magura West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Magura West. Settlements here lie between about 32 m and 107 m above sea level (median 79 m). - Kamburawala - Magura - Penigala 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). ## Weather in Magura 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 Magura West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baduraliya Divisional Hospital · Baduraliya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51421&mlon=80.23294#map=17/6.51421/80.23294) Bank People's Bank · Baduraliya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51627&mlon=80.23174#map=17/6.51627/80.23174) ATM ATM · Nebada 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) Hotel Oatlands Bungalow · Baduraliya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51697&mlon=80.23487#map=17/6.51697/80.23487) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Baduraliya Maha Vidyalaya · Baduraliya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51518&mlon=80.23392#map=17/6.51518/80.23392) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Meegahathenna Police Station · Mallawachchigoda Gangabada 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43684&mlon=80.19432#map=17/6.43684/80.19432) 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Walakada - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Magura West?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Magura West?Addaragoda, Diggoda, Harankahapatha, Kamburawala, Kurupita, Magura East, Penigala and Yakupitiya - How many villages are in Magura West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Magura West?Settlements lie between 32 m and 107 m - What is the best time to visit Magura West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Magura West?Baduraliya Divisional Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magura West?People's Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Magura West?ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magura West?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Magura West?LK1336165 (OCHA common operational dataset)