# Elhena GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District

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Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division 

# Elhena

Elhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.23 km²**.

- 0.2km²

## Where is Elhena?

Elhena lies in [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/), [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: [Dodamgahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/dodamgahahena/), [Gothatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/gothatuwa/), [Kajugahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kajugahawatta/), [Kalapaluwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kalapaluwawa/) and [Madinnagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/madinnagoda/). By area it is the 13591st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Elhena is about 7.0 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9207° N, 79.9100° E. Local names: ඇල්හේන .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Elhena 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 Elhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Osuki Ayurveda pvt ltd · Kalapaluwawa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91459&mlon=79.91079#map=17/6.91459/79.91079) 

Bank People's Bank · Kajugahawatta 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92333&mlon=79.91296#map=17/6.92333/79.91296) 

ATM BOC · Subhoothipura 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90368&mlon=79.91207#map=17/6.90368/79.91207) 

Petrol pump IOC Lanka · Gothatuwa New Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92547&mlon=79.91283#map=17/6.92547/79.91283) 

Hotel The Mirror Mansion · Madinnagoda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92081&mlon=79.90729#map=17/6.92081/79.90729) 

Mall Shades · Kotikawatta East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93487&mlon=79.91651#map=17/6.93487/79.91651) 

School Kariyawasan place , Buthgamuwa road · Dodamgahahena 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91981&mlon=79.91343#map=17/6.91981/79.91343) 

College Universal College Lanka (UCL) · Welikada East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90619&mlon=79.90447#map=17/6.90619/79.90447) 

Police station Gothatuwa Police Post · Gothatuwa New Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92298&mlon=79.91342#map=17/6.92298/79.91342) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Kolonnawa DS Division

- Ambathale
- Batalandahena
- Belagama
- Bopetta
- Dahampura
- Dodamgahahena
- Gajabapura
- Gothatuwa
- Gothatuwa New Town
- Halmulla
- Himbutana East
- Himbutana West
- Kajugahawatta
- Kelanimulla
- Kittampahuwa
- Kolonnawa
- Kotikawatta East
- Kotikawatta West
- Kotuvila
- Kuda Buthgamuwa
- Kuruniyawatta
- Madinnagoda
- Maha Buthgamuwa A
- Maha Buthgamuwa B
- Maha Buthgamuwa C
- Malgama
- Maligagodella
- Malpura
- Meethotamulla
- Megoda Kolonnawa
- Mulleriyawa North
- Mulleriyawa South
- Orugodawatta
- Rajasinghagama
- Salamulla
- Sedawatta
- Singhapura
- Udumulla North
- Udumulla South
- Veheragoda
- Wadulla
- Welewatta
- Wellampitiya
- Wennawatta
- Wijayapura

## Quick answers

- Where is Elhena?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elhena?Dodamgahahena, Gothatuwa, Kajugahawatta, Kalapaluwawa and Madinnagoda
- What is the best time to visit Elhena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elhena?Osuki Ayurveda pvt ltd, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elhena?People's Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elhena?BOC, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elhena?IOC Lanka, about 0.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elhena?LK1106225 (OCHA common operational dataset)