# Makandana West GN division, Kesbewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makandana-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Makandana West Makandana West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.08 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 1mapped services - 17 mtypical elevation ## Where is Makandana West? Makandana West 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 7 other GN divisions: [Batakettara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-south/), [Batuwandara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batuwandara-north/), [Jamburaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/jamburaliya/), [Kesbewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-south/), [Madapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/madapatha/), [Makandana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makandana-east/) and [Polhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/polhena/). By area it is the 9852nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Makandana West is about 21 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7724° N, 79.9393° E. Local names: මාකන්දන බටහිර . 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 Makandana West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Makandana West. - German Hitamiturugama - Polhena 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 Makandana West 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 Makandana West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Centre · Madapatha 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76321&mlon=79.92859#map=17/6.76321/79.92859) Bank Sampath Bank · Kesbewa East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79393&mlon=79.94055#map=17/6.79393/79.94055) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kesbewa East 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79639&mlon=79.93927#map=17/6.79639/79.93927) Hotel Olcote in Ceylon · Jamburaliya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76028&mlon=79.94141#map=17/6.76028/79.94141) Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) School Little Friends Montessori & Day Care Center · Madapatha 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76942&mlon=79.93053#map=17/6.76942/79.93053) College Eurasian Campus · Kesbewa East 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79550&mlon=79.94067#map=17/6.79550/79.94067) Police station Police Station · Mampe North 3.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Makandana West Places mapped inside Makandana West in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala North - Katuwawala South - Kesbewa East - Kesbewa North - Kesbewa South - Kolamunna - Madapatha - Mahalwarawa - Makandana East - 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 Makandana West?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Makandana West?Batakettara South, Batuwandara North, Jamburaliya, Kesbewa South, Madapatha, Makandana East and Polhena - How many villages are in Makandana West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Makandana West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Makandana West?Family Medical Centre, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Makandana West?Sampath Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Makandana West?HNB ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Makandana West?Ceypetco, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Makandana West?LK1136315 (OCHA common operational dataset)