# Kuruniyawatta GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kuruniyawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division # Kuruniyawatta Kuruniyawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Kuruniyawatta? Kuruniyawatta 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dahampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/dahampura/), [Meethotamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/meethotamulla/), [Orugodawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/orugodawatta/), [Veheragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/veheragoda/), [Welewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/welewatta/) and [Wellampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/wellampitiya/). By area it is the 13221st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Kuruniyawatta is about 4.3 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9399° N, 79.8875° E. Local names: කුරුණියවත්ත . 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 Kuruniyawatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kuruniyawatta. - Kuruniyawatte 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 Kuruniyawatta 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 Kuruniyawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medi Channel Centre · Welewatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94247&mlon=79.89078#map=17/6.94247/79.89078) Bank Sanasa Development Bank · Dematagoda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93847&mlon=79.88094#map=17/6.93847/79.88094) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Kuruniyawatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94237&mlon=79.88655#map=17/6.94237/79.88655) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wellampitiya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93882&mlon=79.89475#map=17/6.93882/79.89475) Hotel White Palace Banquet Hall · Kittampahuwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94067&mlon=79.89711#map=17/6.94067/79.89711) Mall Areesha Trading · Dematagoda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93209&mlon=79.87979#map=17/6.93209/79.87979) School mass preschool kolonnawa · Meethotamulla 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93810&mlon=79.88582#map=17/6.93810/79.88582) College President's College - Kotte · Salamulla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92999&mlon=79.89425#map=17/6.92999/79.89425) Police station Police Station Wellampitiya · Wellampitiya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93737&mlon=79.89622#map=17/6.93737/79.89622) 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 Kuruniyawatta Places mapped inside Kuruniyawatta in open map data, by type. - ATMs1 - Schools1 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 Kolonnawa DS Division - Ambathale - Batalandahena - Belagama - Bopetta - Dahampura - Dodamgahahena - Elhena - Gajabapura - Gothatuwa - Gothatuwa New Town - Halmulla - Himbutana East - Himbutana West - Kajugahawatta - Kelanimulla - Kittampahuwa - Kolonnawa - Kotikawatta East - Kotikawatta West - Kotuvila - Kuda Buthgamuwa - 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 Kuruniyawatta?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kuruniyawatta?Dahampura, Meethotamulla, Orugodawatta, Veheragoda, Welewatta and Wellampitiya - How many villages are in Kuruniyawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kuruniyawatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kuruniyawatta?Medi Channel Centre, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kuruniyawatta?Sanasa Development Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kuruniyawatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kuruniyawatta?Ceypetco, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many ATMs are in Kuruniyawatta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kuruniyawatta?LK1106105 (OCHA common operational dataset)