# Welpothuwewa GN division, Kobeigane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/welpothuwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kobeigane DS Division # Welpothuwewa Welpothuwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kobeigane DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **7.02 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.0km² - 38 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welpothuwewa? Welpothuwewa lies in [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Bandarigalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bandarigalgoda/), [Boraluwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/boraluwewa/), [Hathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/hathalawa/), [Ihala Konkandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-konkandawala/), [Kadigawa Track 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rasnayakapura/kadigawa-track-3/), [Kahatagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/kahatagaswewa/) and [Pahala Thalampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-thalampola/). By area it is the 1917th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/). The centre of Welpothuwewa is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6962° N, 80.0091° E. Local names: වැල්පොතුවැව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Welpothuwewa Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Welpothuwewa. Settlements here lie between about 28 m and 49 m above sea level (median 38 m). - Adampane - Agare - Andigedara - Geekiyanagedara - Maha Athurumanda - Upekele - Welpothuwewa - Wilpothuwewa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Welpothuwewa Named natural and historic features inside Welpothuwewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Adampane Wewa - Welpathu Wewa ### Estates 2 estates. - Geekiyanagedera - Ujekele Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Welpothuwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Welpothuwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weerapokuna Hospital · Weerapokuna 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65183&mlon=79.98924#map=17/7.65183/79.98924) Bank People's Bank · Weerapokuna 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65266&mlon=79.98881#map=17/7.65266/79.98881) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Weerapokuna 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65113&mlon=79.98909#map=17/7.65113/79.98909) Hotel sarani Hotel · Katupotha 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73454&mlon=79.95597#map=17/7.73454/79.95597) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Sri Sarananda M.V · Manelembuwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66910&mlon=80.03350#map=17/7.66910/80.03350) College Zonal Education Office, Nikaweratiya · Mawathagama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71667&mlon=80.11670#map=17/7.71667/80.11670) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 Kobeigane DS Division - Alahenegama - Amunukole - Aralugaswewa - Assedduma - Bakunawala - Baladora - Bamunugama - Beddegama - Beliwewa - Boraluwewa - Galatabendiwewa - Halmillakotuwa - Hathalawa - Hengamuwa - Hindagahawewa - Hirigolla - Holambalewa - Kahatagaswewa - Kandattawa - Kattapitiya - Kithagama - Kobeigane - Leekolawewa - Makeliyawa - Maulla - Mawathagama - Midellawa - Pannawa - Pubbiliya - Thelahera - Vithikuliya - Waduressa - Walaswewa - Wannigama ## Quick answers - Where is Welpothuwewa?In Kobeigane DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welpothuwewa?Bandarigalgoda, Boraluwewa, Hathalawa, Ihala Konkandawala, Kadigawa Track 3, Kahatagaswewa and Pahala Thalampola - How many villages are in Welpothuwewa?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Welpothuwewa?Settlements lie between 28 m and 49 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Welpothuwewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Welpothuwewa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Welpothuwewa?Weerapokuna Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welpothuwewa?People's Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welpothuwewa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welpothuwewa?LK6139085 (OCHA common operational dataset)