# Wekewatta GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District

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Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division 

# Wekewatta

Wekewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.32 km²**.

- 1.3km²

## Where is Wekewatta?

Wekewatta 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ihala Bomiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/ihala-bomiriya/), [Malwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/malwana/), [Malwana Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/malwana-town/), [Nawagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/nawagamuwa/), [Pahala Bomiriya A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pahala-bomiriya-a/), [Pahala Bomiriya B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pahala-bomiriya-b/) and [Pahala Mapitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/pahala-mapitigama/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Wekewatta is about 18 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9363° N, 80.0123° E. Local names: වෑකේවත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Wekewatta 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 Wekewatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zone Health Care Hospital Pvt Ltd · Malwana 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94294&mlon=80.01745#map=17/6.94294/80.01745) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Nawagamuwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92409&mlon=80.01934#map=17/6.92409/80.01934) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Kaduwela 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93709&mlon=79.98079#map=17/6.93709/79.98079) 

Petrol pump Nawagamuwa Gas Station · Nawagamuwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92347&mlon=80.01974#map=17/6.92347/80.01974) 

Hotel Riverside Hotel · Nawagamuwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92367&mlon=80.02084#map=17/6.92367/80.02084) 

Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) 

School Bomiriya Central College · Pahala Bomiriya A 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93471&mlon=80.00250#map=17/6.93471/80.00250) 

College Ikmanata Leasing · Thunadahena 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90576&mlon=79.98634#map=17/6.90576/79.98634) 

Police station Nawagamuwa Police Station · Nawagamuwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92527&mlon=80.01662#map=17/6.92527/80.01662) 

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.

## 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
- Walpola
- Welihinda
- Welipillewa
- Welivita
- Wellangiriya
- Wickramasinghapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Wekewatta?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wekewatta?Ihala Bomiriya, Malwana, Malwana Town, Nawagamuwa, Pahala Bomiriya A, Pahala Bomiriya B and Pahala Mapitigama
- What is the best time to visit Wekewatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wekewatta?Zone Health Care Hospital Pvt Ltd, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wekewatta?Peoples Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wekewatta?People's Bank ATM, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wekewatta?Nawagamuwa Gas Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wekewatta?LK1109035 (OCHA common operational dataset)