# Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/ Divisional Secretariat division · Colombo District # Kesbewa DS Division Kesbewa DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **61.4 km²**. It is divided into 73 GN divisions. 70 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 290 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 61.4km² - 73GN divisions - 290mapped services ## Where is Kesbewa DS Division? Kesbewa DS Division lies in [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 DS divisions: [Bandaragama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/), [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/), [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/), [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/), [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/), [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/) and [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/). By area it is the 271st largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/). The centre of Kesbewa DS Division is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8048° N, 79.9274° E. Local names: කැස්බෑව · கெஸ்பவை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Kesbewa DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Bangalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bangalawatta/) 0.3 0 0 [Batakettara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-north/) 1.2 1 0 [Batakettara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-south/) 1.2 0 1 [Batuwandara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batuwandara-north/) 0.6 1 0 [Batuwandara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batuwandara-south/) 0.4 0 0 [Bellanvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bellanvila/) 0.5 1 6 [Bodhirajapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bodhirajapura/) 0.1 0 0 [Bokundara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bokundara/) 0.6 2 10 [Boralesgamuwa East A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/boralesgamuwa-east-a/) 0.8 2 15 [Boralesgamuwa East B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/boralesgamuwa-east-b/) 0.9 1 4 [Boralesgamuwa West A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/boralesgamuwa-west-a/) 0.7 0 9 [Boralesgamuwa West B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/boralesgamuwa-west-b/) 0.7 0 5 [Boralesgamuwa West C](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/boralesgamuwa-west-c/) 0.5 0 9 [Dampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/dampe/) 2.9 1 14 [Delthara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/delthara-east/) 1.2 1 1 [Delthara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/delthara-west/) 0.3 1 6 [Divulpitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/divulpitiya-east/) 0.3 0 3 [Divulpitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/divulpitiya-west/) 0.4 1 5 [Egodawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/egodawatta/) 0.3 0 1 [Erewwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/erewwala-east/) 0.7 1 0 [Erewwala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/erewwala-north/) 1.1 2 2 [Erewwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/erewwala-west/) 1.2 1 2 [Gorakapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/gorakapitiya/) 0.4 1 0 [Halpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/halpita/) 2.4 4 7 [Hedigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/hedigama/) 0.8 0 2 [Honnanthara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/honnanthara-north/) 0.9 0 2 [Honnanthara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/honnanthara-south/) 1.2 3 3 [Horathuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/horathuduwa/) 0.6 0 1 [Jamburaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/jamburaliya/) 1.6 1 4 [Kahapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kahapola/) 2.2 1 4 [Kaliyammahara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kaliyammahara/) 0.5 1 0 [Katuwawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/katuwawala-north/) 0.8 2 5 [Katuwawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/katuwawala-south/) 0.5 0 4 [Kesbewa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-east/) 0.7 1 15 [Kesbewa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-north/) 0.9 1 4 [Kesbewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-south/) 1.6 1 1 [Kolamunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kolamunna/) 0.8 1 6 [Madapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/madapatha/) 1.7 2 4 [Mahalwarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mahalwarawa/) 0.7 0 3 [Makandana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makandana-east/) 1.1 1 1 [Makandana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makandana-west/) 1.1 2 1 [Makuludoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makuludoowa/) 0.6 1 1 [Mampe East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-east/) 0.4 0 1 [Mampe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-north/) 1.2 2 10 [Mampe South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-south/) 0.4 1 12 [Mampe West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-west/) 0.6 3 18 [Mavittara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mavittara-north/) 0.7 1 1 [Mavittara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mavittara-south/) 0.8 3 2 [Morenda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/morenda/) 0.7 1 0 [Nampamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/nampamunuwa/) 0.9 1 0 [Neelammahara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/neelammahara/) 0.5 0 1 [Nivungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/nivungama/) 0.3 0 0 [Niwanthidiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/niwanthidiya/) 0.7 2 0 [Paligedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/paligedara/) 0.7 1 1 [Pelenwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-east/) 1.0 1 6 [Pelenwatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-north/) 1.2 1 1 [Pelenwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-west/) 1.4 1 2 [Pepiliyana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pepiliyana-east/) 0.3 0 4 [Pepiliyana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pepiliyana-west/) 0.7 1 4 [Polhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/polhena/) 0.6 0 1 [Rathmaldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/rathmaldeniya/) 1.2 2 8 [Rattanapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/rattanapitiya/) 0.7 2 8 [Regidel Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/regidel-watta/) 0.5 0 0 [Suwarapola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/suwarapola-east/) 0.5 1 4 [Suwarapola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/suwarapola-west/) 0.3 0 3 [Thumbovila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/thumbovila-north/) 1.7 2 1 [Thumbovila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/thumbovila-south/) 0.8 0 0 [Thumbovila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/thumbovila-west/) 0.6 0 20 [Vishwakalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/vishwakalawa/) 0.2 1 0 [Werahera North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/werahera-north/) 0.7 0 6 [Werahera South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/werahera-south/) 1.5 2 5 [Wewala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/wewala-east/) 0.5 1 4 [Wewala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/wewala-west/) 1.1 1 6 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Kesbewa DS Division Open gazetteers list **70 villages, towns and localities** in Kesbewa DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 42 m above sea level (median 17 m). - Batakettara - Batuwandara - Bellantara - Bellanvila - Berawawala - Bokundara - Boralesgamuwa - Boralesgamuwa North - Boralesgamuwa South - Borupana - Dampe - Delthara - Demaladuwa - Dulanmahara - Egodawatta - Erewwala - Erewwala East - Erewwala West - Erewwela East - Erewwela West - Gammanawatte - German Hitamiturugama - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Hiripitiya - Honnanthara - Honnattara - Horathuduwa - Jaligoda - Jambureliya - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala - Kesbewa - Kolamunna - Kondurawa - Madapata - Madapatha - Makandana - Makuluduwa - Mampe - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mavittara - Mawiththara - Mawittara - Miriswatta - Miriswatte - Moraenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Niungama - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Paligedara - Pelanawaththa - Pelanwatta - Pepiliyana - Piliyandala - Pirivena Junction - Polhena - Puwakgas Junction - Simon Dale Housing SCH - Suwarapola - Thumbowila - Tumbowila - Werahera - Weralugas Junction - Wewala 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kesbewa DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Kesbewa DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Boralasgamu Wewa - Kesbewa Wewa - Kimbue Kotuwa Ela - Rambara Ela - Weras Ganga ### Estates 4 estates; 3 oil-palm estates; 1 rubber estate. - Batakettara - Brookside - Dampe - Demaladuwa - Gonamaditta - Hill Crest - Regidale - Tirumangalam 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 Kesbewa DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kesbewa DS Division Places mapped inside Kesbewa DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals8 - Banks34 - ATMs3 - Petrol pumps13 - Hotels68 - Shopping malls3 - Schools35 - Colleges and universities10 - Cinemas4 - Pharmacies18 - Restaurants88 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics3 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Kesbewa DS Division?In Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kesbewa DS Division?Bandaragama DS Division, Dehiwala DS Division, Homagama DS Division, Maharagama DS Division, Moratuwa DS Division, Panadura DS Division and Ratmalana DS Division - How many villages are in Kesbewa DS Division?70 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kesbewa DS Division?Settlements lie between 5 m and 42 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kesbewa DS Division?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kesbewa DS Division?January to March and July to August - How many hospitals are in Kesbewa DS Division?8 mapped - How many banks are in Kesbewa DS Division?34 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kesbewa DS Division?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kesbewa DS Division?13 mapped - What is the P-code of Kesbewa DS Division?LK1136 (OCHA common operational dataset)