The Mahara Divisional Secretariat is one of the thirteen divisional secretariats of the Gampaha district, located in the middle of the District Attanagalla, Dompe Divisional Secretariats are in the east. JaEla, Wattala and Kelaniya Divisional Secretariats are located in the West and it is bounded on the North by the Gampaha Divisional Secretariat. Historically, this Divisional Secretariat claims
for a long history which dates back before “Vijayagamanaya”. In the inscription of Keragala ‘Silum ma Sara’ is named as helum Mahara and it seems that with the lapse of time this area was known as Mahara due to the canals spread over the area. Out of the total extent of land of the Gampaha District 6.72% belongs to this division and Mahara division extends for the area of 98.03 Sqkm. This Division is of 92 Grama Niladhari Divisions and its total population was 207230 in 2012. When it comes to the racial and ethnic composition of the population of this division, the majority of the total population is Sinhalese and the others are Muslims, Tamils and Burghers. Paddy, Coconuts and Rubber are cultivated as the main economic crops. In addition to them, minor exports crops are grown and animal husbandry is also in progress. For the progress of the field of agriculture and the animal husbandry, three agrain services centers and a veterinary office have been established. The special industries are pottery industry in Dalupitiya area, the gold industry in Dalupitiya east, Dalupitiya South, Webada west, Kinigama and black smith industry in Weboda area. Industries related to the granite are located in pilikuththuwa, Kirikiththa, Danawkanda and Maligathenna area. A speedy urbernization and industrialization can be seen commonly in the division. Though there are only a few mountain ranges, no special landscapes can be seen in this division. Uruwala Stream (Oya) Mahara top (muduna) canal and Rukgahawatta cannal are the main existing irrigation systems.