# Werahera South GN division, Kesbewa DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division 

# Werahera South

Werahera South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.51 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.5km²
- 5mapped services
- 21 mtypical elevation

## Where is Werahera South?

Werahera South 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: [Bodhirajapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bodhirajapura/), [Borupana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/borupana/), [Kandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/kandawala/), [Katuwawala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/katuwawala-north/), [Katuwawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/katuwawala-south/), [Thumbovila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/thumbovila-north/) and [Werahera North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/werahera-north/). By area it is the 8316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Werahera South is about 14 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8227° N, 79.9046° E. Local names: වේරහැර දකුණ .

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 Werahera South

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Werahera South.

- Borupana
- Werahera

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 Werahera South 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 Werahera South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital University Hospital KDU · Werahera South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82509&mlon=79.90678#map=17/6.82509/79.90678) 

Bank Sanasa · Werahera North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83077&mlon=79.90426#map=17/6.83077/79.90426) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Boralesgamuwa West C 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84056&mlon=79.89989#map=17/6.84056/79.89989) 

Petrol pump Vishwa Motors · Werahera North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83353&mlon=79.90481#map=17/6.83353/79.90481) 

Hotel KDU Guest House · Werahera South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82669&mlon=79.90671#map=17/6.82669/79.90671) 

Mall Special Economic Centre · Bokundara 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81925&mlon=79.91800#map=17/6.81925/79.91800) 

School Boralesgamuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Boralesgamuwa West B 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83761&mlon=79.90229#map=17/6.83761/79.90229) 

College Thumri Voice Training Academy · Werahera South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82095&mlon=79.90274#map=17/6.82095/79.90274) 

Police station Boralesgamuwa Police Station · Boralesgamuwa West C 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84134&mlon=79.90129#map=17/6.84134/79.90129) 

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 Werahera South

Places mapped inside Werahera South in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Colleges and universities2
- Dental clinics1

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
- Polhena
- Rathmaldeniya
- Rattanapitiya
- Regidel Watta
- Suwarapola East
- Suwarapola West
- Thumbovila North
- Thumbovila South
- Thumbovila West
- Vishwakalawa
- Werahera North
- Wewala East
- Wewala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Werahera South?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Werahera South?Bodhirajapura, Borupana, Kandawala, Katuwawala North, Katuwawala South, Thumbovila North and Werahera North
- How many villages are in Werahera South?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Werahera South?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Werahera South?University Hospital KDU, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Werahera South?Sanasa, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Werahera South?Commercial Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Werahera South?Vishwa Motors, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Werahera South?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Werahera South?LK1136085 (OCHA common operational dataset)
