# Wethara GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division 

# Wethara

Wethara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.73 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 4mapped services
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wethara?

Wethara 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambalangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/ambalangoda/), [Halpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/halpita/), [Rilawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/rilawala/), [Siyambalagoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/siyambalagoda-south/) and [Undurugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/undurugoda/). By area it is the 11301st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Wethara is about 22 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7842° N, 79.9701° E. Local names: වෑතර .

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 Wethara

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Wethara. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 14 m above sea level (median 12 m).

- Polgasowita
- Undurugoda
- Wetara

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 Wethara 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 Wethara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rangiri Weda Madura · Halpita 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78390&mlon=79.96480#map=17/6.78390/79.96480) 

Bank NSB · Kahathuduwa West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78316&mlon=79.98330#map=17/6.78316/79.98330) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Halpita 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78730&mlon=79.96476#map=17/6.78730/79.96476) 

Petrol pump Fuel Mart · Halpita 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78722&mlon=79.96457#map=17/6.78722/79.96457) 

Hotel Dream Beach Resort · Wethara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78333&mlon=79.96671#map=17/6.78333/79.96671) 

Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) 

School Senesa Montessori · Halpita 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78914&mlon=79.95741#map=17/6.78914/79.95741) 

College Eurasian Campus · Kesbewa East 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79550&mlon=79.94067#map=17/6.79550/79.94067) 

Police station Kahathuduwa Police Station · Kahathuduwa South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78299&mlon=79.98700#map=17/6.78299/79.98700) 

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 Wethara

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

- Hotels3
- Pharmacies1

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 North
- Watareka South
- Weniwelkola

## Quick answers

- Where is Wethara?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wethara?Ambalangoda, Halpita, Rilawala, Siyambalagoda South and Undurugoda
- How many villages are in Wethara?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Wethara?Settlements lie between 12 m and 14 m
- What is the best time to visit Wethara?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wethara?Rangiri Weda Madura, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wethara?NSB, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wethara?Sampath Bank ATM, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wethara?Fuel Mart, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wethara?LK1112385 (OCHA common operational dataset)