# Walpola GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/walpola/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Walpola Walpola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.52 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5km² - 6mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walpola? Walpola 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: [Himbutana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/himbutana-west/), [Kalapaluwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kalapaluwawa/), [Malpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/malpura/), [Subhoothipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/subhoothipura/), [Thalangama North A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thalangama-north-a/) and [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/udumulla/). By area it is the 8291st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Walpola is about 8.4 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9169° N, 79.9227° E. Local names: වල්පොල . 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 Walpola Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Walpola. - Aggona - Walpola 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 Walpola 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 Walpola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital IDH Hospital · Walpola 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92162&mlon=79.91789#map=17/6.92162/79.91789) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Dodamgahahena 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91845&mlon=79.91511#map=17/6.91845/79.91511) ATM NSB · Subhoothipura 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90240&mlon=79.91540#map=17/6.90240/79.91540) Petrol pump Laugfs · Thalangama North A 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90660&mlon=79.92932#map=17/6.90660/79.92932) Hotel Colombo Hotel by Colombo Village - Luxury Quadruple Room · Walpola 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91481&mlon=79.91992#map=17/6.91481/79.91992) Mall Shades · Kotikawatta East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93487&mlon=79.91651#map=17/6.93487/79.91651) School Ninewells Pre School and Day Care · Walpola 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91685&mlon=79.91967#map=17/6.91685/79.91967) College Kaatsu International University Sri Lanka · Thalangama North A 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90791&mlon=79.92894#map=17/6.90791/79.92894) Police station Koswatta Police Station · Thalangama North A 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91101&mlon=79.92937#map=17/6.91101/79.92937) 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 Walpola Places mapped inside Walpola in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels2 - Schools3 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 - Ranala - Shanthalokagama - Subhoothipura - Thalahena North - Thalahena South - Thalangama North A - Thalangama North B - Thaldiyawala - Thunadahena - Udumulla - Wekewatta - Welihinda - Welipillewa - Welivita - Wellangiriya - Wickramasinghapura ## Quick answers - Where is Walpola?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walpola?Himbutana West, Kalapaluwawa, Malpura, Subhoothipura, Thalangama North A and Udumulla - How many villages are in Walpola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Walpola?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walpola?IDH Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walpola?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walpola?NSB, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walpola?Laugfs, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Walpola?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Walpola?LK1109155 (OCHA common operational dataset)