Matugama

<h2 id="members-of-state-council">Members of State Council</h2>
<p>The constituency was represented in the State Council by:
</p>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/D._D._Athulathmudali/W8F0KdRP">D. D. Athulathmudali</a> - 1931-1936</li>
<li><a href="/facts/C._W._W._Kannangara/ut7BKEfE">C. W. W. Kannangara</a> - 1936-1947</li>
<li></li></ul>
<h2 id="members-of-parliament">Members of Parliament</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Wilmot_A._Perera/GPED28pc">Wilmot A. Perera</a> - 1947–1956</li>
<li>Daya T. Pasqual - 1956–1977</li>
<li>Reginald Wijegunaratne - 1977–1983</li>
<li>Anil Munasinghe - 1983–1994</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mahinda_Samarasinghe/AIIV7me9">Mahinda Samarasinghe</a> - 1989 onwards</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Kumara_Welgama/x01aYXqv">Kumara Welgama</a> - 1994 onwards</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Palitha_Thewarapperuma/TgFuRfWt">Palitha Thewarapperuma</a> - 2010 onwards</li></ul>
<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2>
<p>Bounded by: 
North - <a href="/facts/Kalu_Ganga/6zvUv3FS">Kalu Ganga</a> river
East - Bulathsinhala and <a href="/facts/Agalawatte/vFyE2yWG">Agalawatte</a> electorates
South - Bentota Ganga river
West - <a href="/facts/Kalutara/U9VmEjmp">Kalutara</a> and <a href="/facts/Beruwala/S1YknRCX">Beruwala</a> electorates.
</p>
<h2 id="schools-in-matugama">Schools in Matugama</h2>
<ul><li>C. W. W. Kannangara Central College Mathugama</li>
<li>Ananda Sastralaya National School Mathugama</li>
<li>St. Mary's College(National school)</li>
<li>D. D. Athulathmudali Vidayalaya</li>
<li>E. W. Adikaram Maha Vidyalaya</li>
<li>Rathnaloka College (Semi-Government)</li>
<li>Leeds International school</li></ul>
<h2 id="transport">Transport</h2>
<p>Matugama is easily accessible via the <a href="/facts/Southern_Expressway_(Sri_Lanka)/QDrT69k7">Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka)</a>. The town is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) eastward to the Dodangoda Interchange. 
There are two access roads from Colombo-Galle main road at Katukurunda (in <a href="/facts/Kalutara/U9VmEjmp">Kalutara</a>) and <a href="/facts/Aluthgama/0NvdQewx">Aluthgama</a>.  Matugama is also accessible via <a href="/facts/Horana/k0tq0dhM">Horana</a> or <a href="/facts/Agalawatte/vFyE2yWG">Agalawatte</a>.
</p><p>Buses are the only form of public transportation in Matugama. 
Bus routes terminating at Matugama:
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<ul><li>285 - <a href="/facts/Horana/k0tq0dhM">Horana</a> (via Bulathsinhala)</li>
<li>399 - Pitigala / Elpitiya</li>
<li>403 - Neluwa</li>
<li>408 - <a href="/facts/Aluthgama/0NvdQewx">Aluthgama</a>(via Yatadola)</li>
<li>428/2 - Gulawita (via Walallawita, Meegahathenna)</li>
<li>428 - Walallawita (via  Meegahathenna)</li>
<li>430 - <a href="/facts/Colombo/dcLPUe6t">Colombo</a> via <a href="/facts/Nagoda/ULdR8a1j">Nagoda</a> <a href="/facts/Kalutara/U9VmEjmp">Kalutara</a></li>
<li>430/1 - <a href="/facts/Kalutara/U9VmEjmp">Kalutara</a></li>
<li>431 - Kudaligama</li>
<li>433 - <a href="/facts/Agalawatte/vFyE2yWG">Agalawatte</a> / <a href="/facts/Baduraliya/uK8kWKWJ">Baduraliya</a> / Wathugedara</li>
<li>435 - Pelawatta (via  Meegahathenna, Polgampala, <a href="/facts/Agalawatte/vFyE2yWG">Agalawatte</a> )</li>
<li>441 - <a href="/facts/Aluthgama/0NvdQewx">Aluthgama</a> (via <a href="/facts/Dharga_Town/oK81P2UV">Dharga Town</a>)</li>
<li>458 - <a href="/facts/Horana/k0tq0dhM">Horana</a> (via Neboda)</li>
<li>16 - <a href="/facts/Kandy/csDrpbDx">Kandy</a></li>
<li>16/15/87 - Jaffna</li>
<li>16/15 - <a href="/facts/Anuradapura/knduBob0">Anuradapura</a></li>
<li>482 - Kalawana</li>
<li>437- Kelinkanda (via  Molkawa, Agalawatte )</li>
<li>428/1 - Avithawa (via Walallawita)</li>
<li>965/1 - Walallawita (via Gulawita, utumgama)</li>
<li>98/5 - Akkaraipattu, Monaragala</li>
<li>99/5 - Badulla</li>
<li>18/42 - Nuwara Ealiya</li>
<li>22 - Ampara</li>
<li>4 - Puttalam</li></ul>

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