# Walahena GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/walahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Walahena Walahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walahena? Walahena lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Dematapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/dematapitiya/), [Hareendragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/hareendragama/), [Indigasvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/indigasvila/), [Manakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/manakkulama/), [Pambala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pambala/), [Pambala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pambala-south/), [Ponnankanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/ponnankanniya/) and [Sembukattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/sembukattiya/). By area it is the 4359th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Walahena is about 66 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5297° N, 79.8481° E. Local names: වාලහේන . 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 Walahena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Walahena. - Kapugegama - Pitawalayagama 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 Walahena Named natural and historic features inside Walahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Walahena Wewa ### Estates 2 estates; 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Bandara - Kumbukgahawela - Pitawalayagama - Talgasduwa 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 Walahena 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 Walahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uraliyagara 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49721&mlon=79.84034#map=17/7.49721/79.84034) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kakkapalliya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53453&mlon=79.82086#map=17/7.53453/79.82086) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Wishva pre school · Hareendragama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51414&mlon=79.84869#map=17/7.51414/79.84869) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 8.1 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 Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Galmuruwa South - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - Henapola - Ihalagama - Indigasvila - Irattakulama North - Irattakulama South - Kachchakaduwa - Karukkuwa - Karukkuwatawana - Kongasyaya - Kuda Bingiriya - Kudirippuwa - Mahabaddegama - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Pambala South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara ## Quick answers - Where is Walahena?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walahena?Dematapitiya, Hareendragama, Indigasvila, Manakkulama, Pambala, Pambala South, Ponnankanniya and Sembukattiya - How many villages are in Walahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Walahena?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Walahena?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Walahena?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walahena?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walahena?Kandawala, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walahena?Ceypetco, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walahena?LK6236090 (OCHA common operational dataset)