# Wanela West GN division, Kantale DS Division – Villages & Map

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Grama Niladhari division · Kantale DS Division 

# Wanela West

Wanela West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.92 km²**.

- 5.9km²

## Where is Wanela West?

Wanela West lies in [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ayiliyady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/ayiliyady/), [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/jayanthipura/), [Mollipothana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/mollipothana-east/), [Pansalgodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/pansalgodella/), [Vendrasanpura Unit 16](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/vendrasanpura-unit-16/) and [Wanela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/wanela-east/). By area it is the 2387th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/). The centre of Wanela West is about 212 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3920° N, 81.0831° E. Local names: වාන්ඇල බටහිර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Wanela West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 127 

Feb 26 93 

Mar 28 71 

Apr 29 109 

May 29 105 

Jun 29 28 

Jul 29 36 

Aug 29 57 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 227 

Nov 27 327 

Dec 26 304 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wanela West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital - Kanthale · Kantale Town 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36689&mlon=81.00494#map=17/8.36689/81.00494) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kantale Town 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36109&mlon=81.00512#map=17/8.36109/81.00512) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump 99 Filling Station · Mollipothana North 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45369&mlon=81.06243#map=17/8.45369/81.06243) 

Hotel New Akila Resort · Kantale Town South 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35288&mlon=81.00856#map=17/8.35288/81.00856) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School T/KIN/Buhary Nager Muslim Maha Vidyalayam, Mullipothana · Mollipothana 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43572&mlon=81.05209#map=17/8.43572/81.05209) 

College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) 

Police station Police Station - Agbopura · Agbopura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32070&mlon=80.96893#map=17/8.32070/80.96893) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Kantale DS Division

- Agbopura
- Batukachchiya
- Bhathiyagama
- Ganthalawa Unit 11
- Ganthalawa Unit 12
- Jayanthipura
- Kantale Town
- Kantale Town South
- Pansalgodella
- Peraru East
- Peraru Unit 02
- Peraru West
- Rajaela Unit 03
- Rajaela Unit 04
- Rajaela Unit 05
- Rajawewa
- Seenipura
- Sooriyapura
- Vendrasanpura Unit 14
- Vendrasanpura Unit 15
- Vendrasanpura Unit 16
- Wanela East

## Quick answers

- Where is Wanela West?In Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wanela West?Ayiliyady, Jayanthipura, Mollipothana East, Pansalgodella, Vendrasanpura Unit 16 and Wanela East
- What is the best time to visit Wanela West?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wanela West?Base Hospital - Kanthale, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wanela West?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wanela West?People's Bank, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wanela West?99 Filling Station, about 7.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wanela West?LK5321025 (OCHA common operational dataset)