# Kohuwala GN division, Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District

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Grama Niladhari division · Dehiwala DS Division 

# Kohuwala

Kohuwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.86 km²**. Open map data shows 38 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.9km²
- 38mapped services

## Where is Kohuwala?

Kohuwala 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 8 other GN divisions: [Dutugemunu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/dutugemunu/), [Gangodavila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/gangodavila-north/), [Jambugasmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/jambugasmulla/), [Kalubovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/kalubovila/), [Nedimala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/nedimala/), [Nugegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nugegoda/), [Pepiliyana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pepiliyana-east/) and [Pepiliyana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pepiliyana-west/). By area it is the 10762nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.2% of [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/). The centre of Kohuwala is about 9.0 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8639° N, 79.8875° E. Local names: කොහුවල .

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 Kohuwala 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 Kohuwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital A. N. Hospital · Kohuwala 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86513&mlon=79.88612#map=17/6.86513/79.88612) 

Bank Commercial Bank Kohuwala Branch · Dutugemunu 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86628&mlon=79.88502#map=17/6.86628/79.88502) 

ATM NSB · Nugegoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87109&mlon=79.88942#map=17/6.87109/79.88942) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dutugemunu 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86636&mlon=79.88335#map=17/6.86636/79.88335) 

Hotel Thissa Home Stay · Kohuwala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86615&mlon=79.89038#map=17/6.86615/79.89038) 

Mall Manjari · Kohuwala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86853&mlon=79.88713#map=17/6.86853/79.88713) 

School Little Sprouts Pre School and Day Care Centre · Jambugasmulla 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86378&mlon=79.89053#map=17/6.86378/79.89053) 

College Royal Institute of Colombo · Kohuwala 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86314&mlon=79.88740#map=17/6.86314/79.88740) 

Police station Police Station · Dutugemunu 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86714&mlon=79.88443#map=17/6.86714/79.88443) 

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 Kohuwala

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks3
- Hotels2
- Shopping malls1
- Schools9
- Colleges and universities6
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants10
- Dental clinics2

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
- Jayathilaka
- Kalubovila
- Karagampitiya
- Kawdana East
- Malwatta
- Nedimala
- Sri Saranankara
- Udyanaya
- Vilawala

## Quick answers

- Where is Kohuwala?In Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kohuwala?Dutugemunu, Gangodavila North, Jambugasmulla, Kalubovila, Nedimala, Nugegoda, Pepiliyana East and Pepiliyana West
- What is the best time to visit Kohuwala?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kohuwala?A. N. Hospital, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kohuwala?Commercial Bank Kohuwala Branch, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kohuwala?NSB, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kohuwala?Ceypetco, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kohuwala?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Kohuwala?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kohuwala?LK1130020 (OCHA common operational dataset)