# Weerakelewatta GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weerakelewatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division 

# Weerakelewatta

Weerakelewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.10 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Weerakelewatta?

Weerakelewatta lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Dambakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/dambakele/), [Dematapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/dematapitiya/), [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Karavitagara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-east/) and [Karavitagara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-west/). By area it is the 9779th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Weerakelewatta is about 70 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5637° N, 79.8551° E. Local names: වීරකැලේවත්ත .

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 Weerakelewatta

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Weerakelewatta.

- Karavitaagare West

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).

## Weather in Weerakelewatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 

Feb 26 47 

Mar 28 76 

Apr 29 145 

May 28 110 

Jun 28 44 

Jul 27 34 

Aug 27 51 

Sep 27 87 

Oct 27 227 

Nov 26 247 

Dec 26 171 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Weerakelewatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) 

Bank HNB · Pitipana North 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kakkapalliya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53574&mlon=79.82022#map=17/7.53574/79.82022) 

Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) 

Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) 

School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) 

College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) 

Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 

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 Chilaw DS Division

- Aluthwatta
- Aluthwatta
- Ambakandavila
- Dambakele
- Deduruoya
- Egodawatta
- Ichchampitiya
- Ihala Olidaluwa
- Ilippadeniya
- Inigodawela
- Kakkapalliya
- Kanattawa
- Karavita
- Karavitagara East
- Karavitagara West
- Kokkavila
- Kurusapaduwa
- Maha Vilattawa
- Maikkulama
- Manuwangama East
- Manuwangama West
- Maradankulama
- Melpura
- Merawala
- Mugunuwatawana
- Mungandaluwa East
- Mungandaluwa West
- Munneshwarama
- Nariyagama North
- Nariyagama South
- Olidaluwa
- Parappanmulla
- Pitipana East
- Pitipana North
- Pitipana South
- Puliyankadawara
- Punchi Vilattawa
- Sawarana
- Thimbilla
- Thissogama
- Thittakade
- Urudayandaluwa
- Wattakkaliya
- Weerapandiyana
- Welihena
- Weralabada
- Weralabada North
- Weralabada South

## Quick answers

- Where is Weerakelewatta?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Weerakelewatta?Dambakele, Dematapitiya, Karavita, Karavitagara East and Karavitagara West
- How many villages are in Weerakelewatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Weerakelewatta?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Weerakelewatta?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Weerakelewatta?HNB, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Weerakelewatta?Kandawala, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weerakelewatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Weerakelewatta?LK6233150 (OCHA common operational dataset)