# Jayathilaka GN division, Dehiwala DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/jayathilaka/

Grama Niladhari division · Dehiwala DS Division 

# Jayathilaka

Jayathilaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.36 km²**. Open map data shows 49 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 49mapped services

## Where is Jayathilaka?

Jayathilaka lies in [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Dehiwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dehiwala-east/), [Dehiwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dehiwala-west/), [Karagampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/karagampitiya/), [Malwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/malwatta/) and [Mount Lavinia](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/mount-lavinia/). By area it is the 13102nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/). The centre of Jayathilaka is about 9.5 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8515° N, 79.8651° E. Local names: ජයතිලක .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Jayathilaka and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jayathilaka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sri Jeewarakshaka Bhayshajyalaya · Jayathilaka 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85222&mlon=79.86603#map=17/6.85222/79.86603) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Jayathilaka 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85110&mlon=79.86547#map=17/6.85110/79.86547) 

ATM NSB · Jayathilaka 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85047&mlon=79.86323#map=17/6.85047/79.86323) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dehiwala East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85394&mlon=79.86587#map=17/6.85394/79.86587) 

Hotel Bigjohn HOTEL · Jayathilaka 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85139&mlon=79.86532#map=17/6.85139/79.86532) 

Mall Arpico · Kawdana West 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84676&mlon=79.86627#map=17/6.84676/79.86627) 

School Presbyterian Girls School · Jayathilaka 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85050&mlon=79.86338#map=17/6.85050/79.86338) 

College msti maritime academy · Jayathilaka 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85069&mlon=79.86584#map=17/6.85069/79.86584) 

Police station Dehiwala Police Station · Karagampitiya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85019&mlon=79.87167#map=17/6.85019/79.87167) 

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 Jayathilaka

Places mapped inside Jayathilaka in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks9
- ATMs2
- Hotels9
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities8
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants17

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 Dehiwala DS Division

- Dehiwala East
- Dehiwala West
- Dutugemunu
- Galwala
- Hathbodhiya
- Kalubovila
- Karagampitiya
- Kawdana East
- Kohuwala
- Malwatta
- Nedimala
- Sri Saranankara
- Udyanaya
- Vilawala

## Quick answers

- Where is Jayathilaka?In Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Jayathilaka?Dehiwala East, Dehiwala West, Karagampitiya, Malwatta and Mount Lavinia
- What is the best time to visit Jayathilaka?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jayathilaka?Sri Jeewarakshaka Bhayshajyalaya, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jayathilaka?Peoples Bank, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Jayathilaka?NSB, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jayathilaka?Ceypetco, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Jayathilaka?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Jayathilaka?9 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Jayathilaka?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Jayathilaka?LK1130065 (OCHA common operational dataset)