# Panaluwa GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/panaluwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division # Panaluwa Panaluwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **4.76 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.8km² - 32 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panaluwa? Panaluwa 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 10 other GN divisions: [Atigala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-east/), [Atigala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-west/), [Batawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/batawala/), [Jayaweeragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/jayaweeragoda/), [Koodaluvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/koodaluvila/), [Mawathagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-west/), [Meegoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/meegoda-north/), [Meegoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/meegoda-south/), [Thunnana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/thunnana-west/) and [Watareka North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-north/). By area it is the 3117th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Panaluwa is about 25 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8720° N, 80.0685° E. Local names: පානළුව . 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 Panaluwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panaluwa. - Panaluwa 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 Panaluwa Named natural and historic features inside Panaluwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Panaluwa Ela ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Attanapola - Kekunagodalla 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 Panaluwa 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 Panaluwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meegoda Medi House · Meegoda South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85170&mlon=80.05225#map=17/6.85170/80.05225) Bank BOC · Galagedara North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85712&mlon=80.08968#map=17/6.85712/80.08968) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Lanka Viking Station Thunanna · Koodaluvila 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88636&mlon=80.08758#map=17/6.88636/80.08758) Hotel Vihanga Reception Hall · Meegoda South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85545&mlon=80.05865#map=17/6.85545/80.05865) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School WP/HO Batawala Junior School · Batawala 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88136&mlon=80.05362#map=17/6.88136/80.05362) College external building · Galagedara North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85634&mlon=80.08846#map=17/6.85634/80.08846) Police station Meegoda Police Station · Meegoda South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85444&mlon=80.05444#map=17/6.85444/80.05444) 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 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 - Jalthara - 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 - 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 Panaluwa?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panaluwa?Atigala East, Atigala West, Batawala, Jayaweeragoda, Koodaluvila, Mawathagama West, Meegoda North, Meegoda South, Thunnana West and Watareka North - How many villages are in Panaluwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panaluwa?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Panaluwa?Meegoda Medi House, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panaluwa?BOC, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panaluwa?Sampath Bank ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panaluwa?Lanka Viking Station Thunanna, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panaluwa?LK1112080 (OCHA common operational dataset)