Homagama

Homagama is a town in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka, about south-east of Colombo. The Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha consists of the Homagama divisional secretariat and 10 GN division of Padukka DS division. The total Land area is about is of 91 GN division. The Pradeshiya Sabha was established under act No 15 of 1987, and has the highest population of any pradeshiya sabha area in Sri Lanka.Homagama DS Division is the Division which has the largest Buddhist population in Sri Lanka.It is home to notable places, such as the, campus of the National School of Business Management (NSBM), Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, the Panagoda Cantonment, Upali Newspapers, Mahinda Rajapaksha College Homagama, St. Michael's College, Homagama, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) and the Laxapana Battery Company.
Mr. Kasun Rathnayaka was selected as the Chairman of the Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha on the 31st of May, 2025, from the National People's Power Party.

Demographics

Data is drawn from the 2012 national census.

No	Ethnicity	Population	% Of Total
1	Sinhalese	233,436	98.12
2	Sri Lankan Tamils	2,032	0.85
3	Sri Lankan Moors	596	0.25
4	Indian Tamils	410	0.17
5	Other	1,431	0.60
6	Total	237,905	100

Religious composition \ Buddhists 228,829-96.19% \ Roman Catholics 3,618-1.52% \ Other Christians 2,097-0.88% \ Hindus 1,827-0.77% \ Islam 1,484-0.62% \ Others 50-0.02% \

Transport

Homagama sits along the A4 Highway connecting it to both Colombo and Avissawella and beyond. The town is served by two rail lines with 66 trains a day connecting Homagama's two rail stations with Maradana and Avissawella.
Homagama is also served by a significant bus service both internally and as through-routes:
Through-routes

69/122 – Maharagama – Kandy
18/122 Hatton
98/122 Ampara
99 – Colombo – Badulla – Welimada – Passara
122 – Colombo – Avissawella – Ratnapura – Embilipitiya – Sooriyawewa – Rakwana – Sewanagala – Urubokka
124 – Maharagama – Ihala Bope
125 – Pettah – Padukka – Ingiriya
128 – Kottawa – Kiriwattuduwa – Yakahaluwa
128/1 – Maharagama – Munamalewatta
129 – Kottawa – Moragahahena
138/4 Henegama – Pettah
138/128 Thalagala – Pettah
366/138 Dimuthulanda – Pettah

Routes originating from/terminating at Homagama

126 – NSBM
128 – Kottawa – Thalagala
128/1 – Maharagama – Munamalewatte
128/2 – Temple Junction
128/3 – Govijanapadaya
128/6 – Kuruduwatte
138 – Pettah
149 – Piliyandala
203 – Horagala
219 – Hanwella
293 – Hanwella
299 – Lenegala
299/1 – Nawalamulla
299/2 – Walpita
308 – Maharagama
313 – Kalubowila
366 – Halbarawa
366/1 – Horagala
392 – Migodadeniya
697 – Kaduwela
698 – Kaduwela