# Ranala GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/ranala/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Ranala Ranala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.28 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.3km² - 2mapped services - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ranala? Ranala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Batewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/batewela/), [Jalthara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/jalthara/), [Nawagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/nawagamuwa/), [Pahala Mapitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/pahala-mapitigama/), [Udamapitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/udamapitigama/) and [Udamapitigama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/udamapitigama-south/). By area it is the 6278th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Ranala is about 21 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9166° N, 80.0340° E. Local names: රණාල . 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 Ranala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ranala. - Ranala - Ranala Junction 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 Ranala 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 Ranala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital M D.H. Jayawardana Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92251&mlon=80.01434#map=17/6.92251/80.01434) Bank Peoples Bank · Nawagamuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92409&mlon=80.01934#map=17/6.92409/80.01934) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Nawagamuwa Gas Station · Nawagamuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92347&mlon=80.01974#map=17/6.92347/80.01974) Hotel Auslanka Green Resort · Batewela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90604&mlon=80.03357#map=17/6.90604/80.03357) Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) School Dharmaraja primary School - Weligama · Lansiyahena 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91734&mlon=80.06310#map=17/6.91734/80.06310) College Ikmanata Leasing · Thunadahena 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90576&mlon=79.98634#map=17/6.90576/79.98634) Police station Police Station Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92510&mlon=80.01717#map=17/6.92510/80.01717) 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 Ranala Places mapped inside Ranala in open map data, by type. - Restaurants2 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 - Pahalawela - Pore - Pothuarawa - Raggahawatta - Rajamalwatta - 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 Ranala?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ranala?Batewela, Jalthara, Nawagamuwa, Pahala Mapitigama, Udamapitigama and Udamapitigama South - How many villages are in Ranala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ranala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ranala?M D.H. Jayawardana Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ranala?Peoples Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ranala?Sampath Bank ATM, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ranala?Nawagamuwa Gas Station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ranala?LK1109095 (OCHA common operational dataset)