# Gorakapitiya GN division, Kesbewa DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/gorakapitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division 

# Gorakapitiya

Gorakapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 14 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gorakapitiya?

Gorakapitiya lies in [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Nampamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/nampamunuwa/), [Pelenwatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-north/), [Pelenwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-west/), [Sangharama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/sangharama/) and [Siddamulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/siddamulla-south/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Gorakapitiya is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8143° N, 79.9488° E. Local names: ගොරකපිටිය .

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 Gorakapitiya

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gorakapitiya.

- Gorakapitiya

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 Gorakapitiya 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 Gorakapitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Katugampala Weda Madura · Mattegoda West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81245&mlon=79.96334#map=17/6.81245/79.96334) 

Bank Rural Bank · Siddamulla South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81352&mlon=79.95731#map=17/6.81352/79.95731) 

ATM Union Bank · Kottawa Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83478&mlon=79.96525#map=17/6.83478/79.96525) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pelenwatta East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82383&mlon=79.96084#map=17/6.82383/79.96084) 

Hotel Hotel Forest Hill · Pelenwatta West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82427&mlon=79.94122#map=17/6.82427/79.94122) 

Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) 

School Heaven's nest pre school · Sangharama 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80896&mlon=79.95277#map=17/6.80896/79.95277) 

College Eurasian Campus · Kesbewa East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79550&mlon=79.94067#map=17/6.79550/79.94067) 

Police station Police Station · Mampe North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80230&mlon=79.92257#map=17/6.80230/79.92257) 

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 Kesbewa DS Division

- Bangalawatta
- Batakettara North
- Batakettara South
- Batuwandara North
- Batuwandara South
- Bellanvila
- Bodhirajapura
- Bokundara
- Boralesgamuwa East A
- Boralesgamuwa East B
- Boralesgamuwa West A
- Boralesgamuwa West B
- Boralesgamuwa West C
- Dampe
- Delthara East
- Delthara West
- Divulpitiya East
- Divulpitiya West
- Egodawatta
- Erewwala East
- Erewwala North
- Erewwala West
- Halpita
- Hedigama
- Honnanthara North
- Honnanthara South
- Horathuduwa
- Jamburaliya
- Kahapola
- Kaliyammahara
- Katuwawala North
- Katuwawala South
- Kesbewa East
- Kesbewa North
- Kesbewa South
- Kolamunna
- Madapatha
- Mahalwarawa
- Makandana East
- Makandana West
- Makuludoowa
- Mampe East
- Mampe North
- Mampe South
- Mampe West
- Mavittara North
- Mavittara South
- Morenda
- Nampamunuwa
- Neelammahara
- Nivungama
- Niwanthidiya
- Paligedara
- Pelenwatta East
- Pelenwatta North
- Pelenwatta West
- Pepiliyana East
- Pepiliyana West
- Polhena
- Rathmaldeniya
- Rattanapitiya
- Regidel Watta
- Suwarapola East
- Suwarapola West
- Thumbovila North
- Thumbovila South
- Thumbovila West
- Vishwakalawa
- Werahera North
- Werahera South
- Wewala East
- Wewala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Gorakapitiya?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gorakapitiya?Nampamunuwa, Pelenwatta North, Pelenwatta West, Sangharama and Siddamulla South
- How many villages are in Gorakapitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gorakapitiya?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gorakapitiya?Katugampala Weda Madura, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gorakapitiya?Rural Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gorakapitiya?Union Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gorakapitiya?Ceypetco, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gorakapitiya?LK1136195 (OCHA common operational dataset)