# Watareka North GN division, Homagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division # Watareka North Watareka North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.84 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 1mapped services - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Watareka North? Watareka North 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 7 other GN divisions: [Galagedara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-north/), [Galagedara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/galagedara-south/), [Gehenuwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/gehenuwala/), [Mawathagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawathagama-west/), [Meegoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/meegoda-south/), [Panaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/panaluwa/) and [Watareka South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/watareka-south/). By area it is the 5203rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Watareka North is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8582° N, 80.0721° E. Local names: වටරැක උතුර . 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 Watareka North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Watareka North. - Watareka North - Watareka South 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 Watareka North Named natural and historic features inside Watareka North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Pinnalanda Estate 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 Watareka North 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 Watareka North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Meegoda Medi House · Meegoda South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85170&mlon=80.05225#map=17/6.85170/80.05225) Bank BOC · Galagedara North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85712&mlon=80.08968#map=17/6.85712/80.08968) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Padukka 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84009&mlon=80.09300#map=17/6.84009/80.09300) Hotel Serene Bridge Resort · Watareka North 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85412&mlon=80.07830#map=17/6.85412/80.07830) Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) School Esther International Pre School · Gehenuwala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85094&mlon=80.05134#map=17/6.85094/80.05134) College external building · Galagedara North 1.8 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 2.0 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Watareka North Places mapped inside Watareka North in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - 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 - Walpita - Watareka South - Weniwelkola - Wethara ## Quick answers - Where is Watareka North?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Watareka North?Galagedara North, Galagedara South, Gehenuwala, Mawathagama West, Meegoda South, Panaluwa and Watareka South - How many villages are in Watareka North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Watareka North?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Watareka North?Meegoda Medi House, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Watareka North?BOC, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Watareka North?Sampath Bank ATM, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Watareka North?Fuel Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Watareka North?LK1112085 (OCHA common operational dataset)