# Pelenwatta East GN division, Kesbewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Pelenwatta East Pelenwatta East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 6mapped services - 42 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pelenwatta East? Pelenwatta East 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 9 other GN divisions: [Hiripitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/hiripitiya/), [Kithulhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/kithulhena/), [Kottawa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-town/), [Mahalwarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mahalwarawa/), [Makumbura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/makumbura-south/), [Mambulgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/mambulgoda/), [Pelenwatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-north/), [Rathmaldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/rathmaldeniya/) and [Siddamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/siddamulla-north/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Pelenwatta East is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8282° N, 79.9586° E. Local names: පැලැන්වත්ත නැගෙනහ . 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 Pelenwatta East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pelenwatta East. - Hiripitiya 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 Pelenwatta East 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 Pelenwatta East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kottawa Nursing Home · Kottawa Town 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83873&mlon=79.96466#map=17/6.83873/79.96466) Bank Sampath Bank · Mattegoda West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81952&mlon=79.96947#map=17/6.81952/79.96947) ATM Union Bank · Kottawa Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83478&mlon=79.96525#map=17/6.83478/79.96525) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pelenwatta East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82383&mlon=79.96084#map=17/6.82383/79.96084) Hotel Summer Field Reception Hall & Restaurant · Pelenwatta East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82550&mlon=79.96064#map=17/6.82550/79.96064) Mall G B C BUILDING · Godigamuwa North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84308&mlon=79.92580#map=17/6.84308/79.92580) School Dharmapala Adarsha Kanishta Vidyalaya · Mahalwarawa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83047&mlon=79.96159#map=17/6.83047/79.96159) College Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayewardenepura · Mattegoda West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82359&mlon=79.96825#map=17/6.82359/79.96825) Police station Kottawa Police Station · Kottawa Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84146&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.84146/79.96329) 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 Pelenwatta East Places mapped inside Pelenwatta East in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Restaurants3 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 - Makandana West - Makuludoowa - Mampe East - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mampe West - Mavittara North - Mavittara South - Morenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Paligedara - 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 Pelenwatta East?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pelenwatta East?Hiripitiya, Kithulhena, Kottawa Town, Mahalwarawa, Makumbura South, Mambulgoda, Pelenwatta North, Rathmaldeniya and Siddamulla North - How many villages are in Pelenwatta East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pelenwatta East?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pelenwatta East?Kottawa Nursing Home, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pelenwatta East?Sampath Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pelenwatta East?Union Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelenwatta East?Ceypetco, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Pelenwatta East?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Pelenwatta East?LK1136130 (OCHA common operational dataset)