# Polhena GN division, Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/polhena/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Polhena Polhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.60 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Polhena? Polhena 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: [Jamburaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/jamburaliya/), [Kahapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kahapola/), [Madapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/madapatha/), [Makandana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makandana-west/) and [Regidel Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/regidel-watta/). By area it is the 11954th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Polhena is about 21 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7625° N, 79.9346° E. Local names: පොල්හේන . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Polhena Named natural and historic features inside Polhena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Hill Crest 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 Polhena 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 Polhena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Centre · Madapatha 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76321&mlon=79.92859#map=17/6.76321/79.92859) Bank Sampath Bank · Kesbewa East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79393&mlon=79.94055#map=17/6.79393/79.94055) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kesbewa East 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79639&mlon=79.93927#map=17/6.79639/79.93927) Hotel The Domain · Polhena 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76173&mlon=79.93308#map=17/6.76173/79.93308) Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) School Little Friends Montessori & Day Care Center · Madapatha 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76942&mlon=79.93053#map=17/6.76942/79.93053) College Eurasian Campus · Kesbewa East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79550&mlon=79.94067#map=17/6.79550/79.94067) Police station Police Post Hirana · Hirana 2.9 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 Polhena Places mapped inside Polhena in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 East - Pelenwatta North - Pelenwatta West - Pepiliyana East - Pepiliyana West - 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 Polhena?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polhena?Jamburaliya, Kahapola, Madapatha, Makandana West and Regidel Watta - What is the best time to visit Polhena?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Polhena?Family Medical Centre, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polhena?Sampath Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polhena?HNB ATM, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polhena?Ceypetco, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polhena?LK1136355 (OCHA common operational dataset)