# Welihena GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/welihena/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Welihena Welihena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.17 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Welihena? Welihena 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 4 other GN divisions: [Ambakandavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ambakandavila/), [Inigodawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/inigodawela/), [Merawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/merawala/) and [Weralabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weralabada/). By area it is the 6541st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Welihena is about 68 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5472° N, 79.7941° E. Local names: වැලිහේන . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Welihena Named natural and historic features inside Welihena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Sandanwatta 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 Welihena 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 Welihena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital · Pitipana North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57200&mlon=79.79656#map=17/7.57200/79.79656) Bank HNB · Pitipana North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57198&mlon=79.79787#map=17/7.57198/79.79787) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Inigodawela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55156&mlon=79.80941#map=17/7.55156/79.80941) Hotel Hi-Win Holidays · Welihena 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54012&mlon=79.79000#map=17/7.54012/79.79000) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Ananda National School - Chilaw · Pitipana East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57155&mlon=79.80010#map=17/7.57155/79.80010) College Esoft Metro College Chilaw · Pitipana North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57293&mlon=79.79715#map=17/7.57293/79.79715) Police station Chilaw Police Station · Weralabada 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57623&mlon=79.78798#map=17/7.57623/79.78798) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Welihena Places mapped inside Welihena in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## 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 - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Welihena?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welihena?Ambakandavila, Inigodawela, Merawala and Weralabada - What is the best time to visit Welihena?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Welihena?District General Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welihena?HNB, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welihena?Commercial Bank, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welihena?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welihena?LK6233210 (OCHA common operational dataset)