# Wilpatha West GN division, Pallama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wilpatha-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallama DS Division # Wilpatha West Wilpatha West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **5.96 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.0km² - 38 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wilpatha West? Wilpatha West lies in [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Angunavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/angunavila/), [Buruthakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/buruthakele/), [Dewala Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/dewala-handiya/), [Thamarakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/thamarakkulama/), [Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/wijayakatupatha-elen-egoda/), [Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/wijayakatupatha-elen-megoda/) and [Wilpatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wilpatha-east/). By area it is the 2366th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/). The centre of Wilpatha West is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7475° N, 79.8829° E. Local names: විල්පත 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). ## Villages and localities in Wilpatha West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wilpatha West. - Halmillagaswewa 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 Wilpatha West Named natural and historic features inside Wilpatha West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Wilpotha 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 Wilpatha West 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 Wilpatha West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank Cooperative rural bank · Andigama 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77627&mlon=79.94868#map=17/7.77627/79.94868) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Pulichchakulama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75899&mlon=79.82893#map=17/7.75899/79.82893) Hotel Orange Guest Homes & Banquet Hall · Battaluoya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72932&mlon=79.82055#map=17/7.72932/79.82055) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Wijaya Katupotha School · Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72245&mlon=79.87588#map=17/7.72245/79.87588) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80780&mlon=79.82559#map=17/7.80780/79.82559) 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 Pallama DS Division - Dewala Handiya - Kammanadaluwa - Katupotha - Madawakkulama - Nagavila - Nandimithrapura - Pallama - Periyamaduwa - Puliyankulama - Serukele - Siyambalagaswewa - Thamarakkulama - Thammana - Wathupola - Wendakaduwa - Wetiya - Wilpatha East ## Quick answers - Where is Wilpatha West?In Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wilpatha West?Angunavila, Buruthakele, Dewala Handiya, Thamarakkulama, Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda, Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda and Wilpatha East - How many villages are in Wilpatha West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wilpatha West?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wilpatha West?Divisional Hospital, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wilpatha West?Cooperative rural bank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wilpatha West?HNB, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wilpatha West?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wilpatha West?LK6227035 (OCHA common operational dataset)