# Kahapola GN division, Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kahapola/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Kahapola Kahapola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.19 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.2km² - 4mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kahapola? Kahapola 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 10 other GN divisions: [Dampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/dampe/), [Diggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/diggala/), [Galthude North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/galthude-north/), [Hirana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/hirana-west/), [Jamburaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/jamburaliya/), [Kidelpitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/kidelpitiya-west/), [Madapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/madapatha/), [Paratta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/paratta/), [Polhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/polhena/) and [Regidel Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/regidel-watta/). By area it is the 6487th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Kahapola is about 22 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7541° N, 79.9249° E. Local names: කහපොළ . 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 Kahapola Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kahapola. - Kahapola 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 Kahapola Named natural and historic features inside Kahapola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kimbue Kotuwa Ela - Rambara Ela 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 Kahapola 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 Kahapola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Centre · Madapatha 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76321&mlon=79.92859#map=17/6.76321/79.92859) Bank Sampath Bank · Sarikkamulla 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75036&mlon=79.90017#map=17/6.75036/79.90017) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Walana 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72575&mlon=79.90587#map=17/6.72575/79.90587) Hotel Villa 14 Bolgoda · Kahapola 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75284&mlon=79.91940#map=17/6.75284/79.91940) Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) School WP/KL/ Ilma Maha vidyalaya School Ground · Ambalanduwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74076&mlon=79.91636#map=17/6.74076/79.91636) College St.John's College · Udahamulla 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72322&mlon=79.91484#map=17/6.72322/79.91484) Police station Police Post Hirana · Hirana 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73667&mlon=79.94039#map=17/6.73667/79.94039) 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 Kahapola Places mapped inside Kahapola in open map data, by type. - Hotels4 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 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 - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Honnanthara North - Honnanthara South - Horathuduwa - Jamburaliya - 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 Kahapola?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kahapola?Dampe, Diggala, Galthude North, Hirana West, Jamburaliya, Kidelpitiya West, Madapatha, Paratta, Polhena and Regidel Watta - How many villages are in Kahapola?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kahapola?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kahapola?Family Medical Centre, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kahapola?Sampath Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kahapola?HNB ATM, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahapola?Ceypetco, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kahapola?LK1136365 (OCHA common operational dataset)