# Walpita GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/walpita/

Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division 

# Walpita

Walpita is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 33 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walpita?

Walpita 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 6 other GN divisions: [Atigala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-west/), [Batawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/batawala/), [Embilladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/embilladeniya/), [Jalthara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/jalthara/), [Nawalamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/nawalamulla/) and [Welipillewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/welipillewa/). By area it is the 9369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Walpita is about 22 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8848° N, 80.0433° E. Local names: වල්පිට .

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 Walpita

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walpita.

- Walpita

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).

## Weather in Walpita 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 Walpita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Meegoda Medi House · Meegoda South 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85170&mlon=80.05225#map=17/6.85170/80.05225) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Panagoda Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86453&mlon=80.02418#map=17/6.86453/80.02418) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Welipillewa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88621&mlon=80.03505#map=17/6.88621/80.03505) 

Hotel Hotel Savandara · Jalthara 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89291&mlon=80.04357#map=17/6.89291/80.04357) 

Mall The Retail Shop · Mullegama North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88521&mlon=80.01662#map=17/6.88521/80.01662) 

School Lenagala Kanista Vidyalaya · Nawalamulla 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88093&mlon=80.03439#map=17/6.88093/80.03439) 

College Godagama Technical College · Godagama South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85110&mlon=80.02885#map=17/6.85110/80.02885) 

Police station Meegoda Police Station · Meegoda South 3.6 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
- Panaluwa
- Pitipana North
- Pitipana South
- Pitipana Town
- Prasannapura
- Rilawala
- Sangharama
- Siddamulla North
- Siddamulla South
- Siyambalagoda North
- Siyambalagoda South
- Suwapubudugama
- Uduwana
- Undurugoda
- Watareka North
- Watareka South
- Weniwelkola
- Wethara

## Quick answers

- Where is Walpita?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walpita?Atigala West, Batawala, Embilladeniya, Jalthara, Nawalamulla and Welipillewa
- How many villages are in Walpita?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Walpita?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walpita?Meegoda Medi House, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walpita?Sanasa Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walpita?Sampath Bank ATM, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walpita?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walpita?LK1112030 (OCHA common operational dataset)