Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the

Kalutara Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ...

district, in

Western Province, Sri Lanka The Western Province ( si, බස්නාහිර පළාත ''Basnāhira Paḷāta''; ta, மேல் மாகாணம் ''Mael Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the c ...

. The town is located to the south of

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

. Mathugama is part of the ''Pasdun Korale'' ( si, පස්දුන් කෝරලේ) (meaning: county of the five ''yojanas''), created when King

Parakramabahu the Great Parākramabāhu I ( Sinhala: මහා පරාක්‍රමබාහු, 1123–1186), or Parakramabahu the Great, was the king of Polonnaruwa from 1153 to 1186. He oversaw the expansion and beautification of his capital, constructed extensiv ...

drained the

Kalu Ganga Kalu Ganga ( si, කළු ගඟ; literally: Black River) is a river in Sri Lanka. Measuring in length, the river originates from Sri Padhaya and reach the sea at Kalutara. The Black River flows through the Ratnapura and the Kalutara Distric ...

basin. In the days of the

State Council State Council may refer to: Government * State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President * State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative autho ...

it comprised the present-day Agalawatta, Bulathsinhala and Matugama constituencies. In 1946, it was divided into two, the eastern portion becoming Agalawatta (itself subdivided in 1960 by the creation of Bulathsinhala). Since 1989 it has been an electoral division of the

Kalutara District Kalutara District ( si, කළුතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; ta, களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் ''Kaḷuttuṟai Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative d ...

, not a constituency sending a member to

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in its own right.

Members of State Council

The constituency was represented in the State Council by: * D. D. Athulathmudali - 1931-1936 * C. W. W. Kannangara - 1936-1947

Members of Parliament

* Wilmot A. Perera - 1947-1956 * Daya T. Pasqual - 1956-1977 * Reginald Wijegunaratne -1977-1983 * Anil Munasinghe - 1983-1994 * Mahinda Samarasinghe - 1989 onwards * Kumara Welgama - 1994 onwards *

Palitha Thewarapperuma Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma (born 3 May 1960) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party . He was given the position of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Devel ...

- 2010 onwards

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Bounded by: North -

river East - Bulathsinhala and Agalawatte electorates South - Bentota Ganga river West -

and Beruwala electorates.

Schools in Matugama

* Ananda Sastralaya National School (National School) * C. W. W. Kannangara Central College (National School) * St. Mary's College(National school) * D. D. Athulathmudali Vidayalaya * E. W. Adikaram Maha Vidyalaya
Rathnaloka College (Semi-Government)
* Leeds International school

Transport

Matugama is easily accessible via the Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka). The town is located about eastward to the Dodangoda Interchange. There are two access roads from Colombo-Galle main road at Katukurunda (in

) and Aluthgama. Matugama is also accessible via

Horana Horana ( si, හොරණ, , ta, ஹொரணை) is a town in Kalutara District, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is on the A8 highway between Panadura and Ratnapura, away from Ratnapura and away from Panadura. Horana is connected ...

or Agalawatte. Buses are the only form of public transportation in Matugama. Bus routes terminating at Matugama: *285 -

(via Bulathsinhala) *399 - Pitigala / Elpitiya *403 - Neluwa *408 - Aluthgama(via Yatadola) *428/2 - Gulawita (via Walallawita, Meegahathenna) *428 - Walallawita (via Meegahathenna) *430 -

via

Nagoda Nagoda is a small town in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic S ...

*430/1 -

*431 - Kudaligama *433 - Agalawatte / Baduraliya / Wathugedara *435 - Pelawatta (via Meegahathenna, Polgampala, Agalawatte ) *441 - Aluthgama (via Dharga Town) *458 -

(via Neboda) *16 -

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

*16/15/87 - Jaffna *16/15 - Anuradapura *482 - Kalawana *437- Kelinkanda (via Molkawa, Agalawatte ) *428/1 - Avithawa (via Walallawita) *965/1 - Walallawita (via Gulawita, utumgama) *98/5 - Akkaraipattu, Monaragala *99/5 - Badulla *18/42 - Nuwara Ealiya *22 - Ampara *4 - Puttalam

External links

Matugama WeatherMatugama map

Near cities

* Kalutara(20km) * Horana(30km) Electoral divisions in Sri Lanka Populated places in Kalutara District {{WesternLK-geo-stub