# Jalthara GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/jalthara/ Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division # Jalthara Jalthara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **4.15 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.2km² - 2mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jalthara? Jalthara lies in [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/), [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: [Atigala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-west/), [Batewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/batewela/), [Dedigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/dedigamuwa/), [Embilladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/embilladeniya/), [Henpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/henpita/), [Ranala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/ranala/), [Udamapitigama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/udamapitigama-south/) and [Walpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/walpita/). By area it is the 3624th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Jalthara is about 22 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9017° N, 80.0423° E. Local names: ජල්තර . 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 Jalthara Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Jalthara. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 23 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Ambulgama - Henpita - Jalthara 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 Jalthara Named natural and historic features inside Jalthara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Ambulgama · 52 m 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 Jalthara 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 Jalthara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital M D.H. Jayawardana Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92251&mlon=80.01434#map=17/6.92251/80.01434) Bank Peoples Bank · Nawagamuwa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92409&mlon=80.01934#map=17/6.92409/80.01934) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Welipillewa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88621&mlon=80.03505#map=17/6.88621/80.03505) Hotel Hotel Savandara · Jalthara 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89291&mlon=80.04357#map=17/6.89291/80.04357) Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) School Artigala Kanishta Vidyalaya · Atigala East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89176&mlon=80.05791#map=17/6.89176/80.05791) College Rajasinghe College · Hanwella Town 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90872&mlon=80.08816#map=17/6.90872/80.08816) Police station Police Station Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92510&mlon=80.01717#map=17/6.92510/80.01717) 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 Jalthara Places mapped inside Jalthara in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Homagama DS Division - Ambalangoda - Atigala East - Atigala West - Batawala - Brahmanagama - Deepangoda - Diyagama East - Diyagama West - Dolahena - Galavilawatta North - Galavilawatta South - Gehenuwala - Godagama North - Godagama South - Habarakada North - Habarakada South - Habarakada Watta - Henawatta - Henpita - Heraliyawala - Hiripitiya - Homagama East - Homagama North - Homagama South - Homagama Town - Homagama West - Kahathuduwa East - Kahathuduwa North - Kahathuduwa South - Kahathuduwa West - Kandanawatta - Katuwana - Kiriberiyakele - Kirigampamunuwa - Kiriwattuduwa North - Kiriwattuduwa South - Kithulavila - Kithulhena - Kudamaduwa - Kurunduwatta - Magammana East - Magammana West - Mambulgoda - Mattegoda Central 'A' - Mattegoda Central 'B' - Mattegoda East - Mattegoda West - Mawathgama - Meegasmulla - Meegoda North - Meegoda South - Moonamale - Yakahaluwa - Mullegama North - Mullegama South - Nawalamulla - Niyandagala - Ovitigama - Palagama - Panagoda East - Panagoda Town - Panagoda West - Panaluwa - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Pitipana Town - Prasannapura - Rilawala - Sangharama - Siddamulla North - Siddamulla South - Siyambalagoda North - Siyambalagoda South - Suwapubudugama - Uduwana - Undurugoda - Walpita - Watareka North - Watareka South - Weniwelkola - Wethara ## Quick answers - Where is Jalthara?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Jalthara?Atigala West, Batewela, Dedigamuwa, Embilladeniya, Henpita, Ranala, Udamapitigama South and Walpita - How many villages are in Jalthara?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jalthara?Settlements lie between 19 m and 23 m - What is the highest point in Jalthara?Ambulgama (52 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Jalthara?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Jalthara?M D.H. Jayawardana Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jalthara?Peoples Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jalthara?Sampath Bank ATM, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jalthara?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jalthara?LK1112005 (OCHA common operational dataset)