Mathugama (, ) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo.
Mathugama is part of the Pasdun Korale () (meaning: county of the five yojanas), created when King Parakramabahu the Great drained the Kalu Ganga basin.
In the days of the State Council 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, not a constituency sending a member to parliament 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 - 2010 onwards
Geography Bounded by: North - Kalu Ganga river East - Bulathsinhala and Agalawatte electorates South - Bentota Ganga river West - Kalutara and Beruwala electorates.
Climate Matugama has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen classification Af) with an average annual rainfall of about . The wettest months coincide with the Southwest Monsoon from May through October, peaking at around of rainfall in October.
Temperatures range from about to , with humidity generally between 75% and 86%. Rainfall occurs on approximately 267 days per year.
Schools in Matugama C. W. W. Kannangara Central College Mathugama Ananda Sastralaya National School Mathugama St. Mary's College(National school) D. D. Athulathmudali Vidayalaya E. W. Adikaram Maha Vidyalaya Nauththuduwa 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 Kalutara) and Aluthgama. Matugama is also accessible via Horana or Agalawatte.
Buses are the only form of public transportation in Matugama. Bus routes terminating at Matugama:
285 - Horana (via Bulathsinhala) 399 - Pitigala / Elpitiya 403 - Neluwa 408 - Aluthgama(via Yatadola) 428/2 - Gulawita (via Walallawita, Meegahathenna) 428 - Walallawita (via Meegahathenna) 430 - Colombo via Nagoda Kalutara 430/1 - Kalutara 431 - Kudaligama 433 - Agalawatte / Baduraliya / Wathugedara 435 - Pelawatta (via Meegahathenna, Polgampala, Agalawatte ) 441 - Aluthgama (via Dharga Town) 458 - Horana (via Neboda) 16 - Kandy 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
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