# Pahalawela GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pahalawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Pahalawela Pahalawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.87 km²**. Open map data shows 51 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 51mapped services ## Where is Pahalawela? Pahalawela lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [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: [Aruppitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/aruppitiya/), [Asiri Uyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/asiri-uyana/), [Battaramulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/battaramulla-south/), [Kumaragewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kumaragewatta/), [Madiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/madiwela/), [Mirihana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/mirihana-north/), [Pitakotte East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pitakotte-east/), [Thalawathugoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/thalawathugoda-east/), [Thalawathugoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/thalawathugoda-west/) and [Wickramasinghapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/wickramasinghapura/). By area it is the 7264th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Pahalawela is about 10 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8849° N, 79.9271° E. Local names: පහළවෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pahalawela Named natural and historic features inside Pahalawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Bank Hill - Talangama 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 Pahalawela 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 Pahalawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital City Pet Animal Hospital Pelawatta · Kumaragewatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88630&mlon=79.93213#map=17/6.88630/79.93213) Bank Sampath Bank · Pahalawela 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88882&mlon=79.92979#map=17/6.88882/79.92979) ATM BOC · Kumaragewatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88932&mlon=79.92982#map=17/6.88932/79.92982) Petrol pump Laugfs · Pahalawela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89116&mlon=79.92782#map=17/6.89116/79.92782) Hotel OYO One Way High Tension · Pahalawela 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88141&mlon=79.92994#map=17/6.88141/79.92994) Mall Capital Mall · Thalawathugoda West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87495&mlon=79.93420#map=17/6.87495/79.93420) School Pebbles Preschool and Daycare · Pahalawela 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88568&mlon=79.92762#map=17/6.88568/79.92762) College OCBT Campus · Madiwela 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87801&mlon=79.92447#map=17/6.87801/79.92447) Police station Police Station Thalangama - Koswatte · Thalangama North A 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91090&mlon=79.92935#map=17/6.91090/79.92935) 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 Pahalawela Places mapped inside Pahalawela in open map data, by type. - Banks3 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels7 - Schools4 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants33 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 Kaduwela DS Division - Arangala - Aruppitiya - Asiri Uyana - Athurugiriya - Athurugiriya South - Batapotha - Batewela - Battaramulla North - Battaramulla South - Boralugoda - Dedigamuwa - Embilladeniya - Evarihena - Hewagama - Hokandara East - Hokandara North - Hokandara South - Ihala Bomiriya - Jayawadanagama - Kaduwela - Kalapaluwawa - Korathota - Kothalawala - Kotuwegoda - Kumaragewatta - Mahadeniya - Malabe East - Malabe North - Malabe West - Muttettugoda - Nawagamuwa - Nawagamuwa South - Oruwala - Pahala Bomiriya A - Pahala Bomiriya B - Pore - Pothuarawa - Raggahawatta - Rajamalwatta - Ranala - Shanthalokagama - Subhoothipura - Thalahena North - Thalahena South - Thalangama North A - Thalangama North B - Thaldiyawala - Thunadahena - Udumulla - Walpola - Wekewatta - Welihinda - Welipillewa - Welivita - Wellangiriya - Wickramasinghapura ## Quick answers - Where is Pahalawela?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahalawela?Aruppitiya, Asiri Uyana, Battaramulla South, Kumaragewatta, Madiwela, Mirihana North, Pitakotte East, Thalawathugoda East, Thalawathugoda West and Wickramasinghapura - What is the best time to visit Pahalawela?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahalawela?City Pet Animal Hospital Pelawatta, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahalawela?Sampath Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pahalawela?BOC, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahalawela?Laugfs, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Pahalawela?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Pahalawela?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Pahalawela?LK1109265 (OCHA common operational dataset)