# Salamulla GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/salamulla/ Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division # Salamulla Salamulla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.54 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 4mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Salamulla? Salamulla 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: [Gothatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/gothatuwa/), [Megoda Kolonnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/megoda-kolonnawa/), [Singhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/singhapura/), [Welikada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/welikada-east/), [Welikada West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/welikada-west/) and [Wijayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/wijayapura/). By area it is the 12245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Salamulla is about 5.4 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9269° N, 79.8970° E. Local names: සාලමුල්ල . 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 Salamulla Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Salamulla. - Salamulla 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Salamulla Named natural and historic features inside Salamulla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Heen Ela - Kittanpahuwa Ela 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 Salamulla 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 Salamulla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital YMBA Hospital · Singhapura 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93340&mlon=79.89441#map=17/6.93340/79.89441) Bank BOC · Singhapura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93213&mlon=79.89416#map=17/6.93213/79.89416) ATM HNB · Singhapura 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93349&mlon=79.89440#map=17/6.93349/79.89440) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wellampitiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93882&mlon=79.89475#map=17/6.93882/79.89475) Hotel Girls' Hostel · Welikada West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92227&mlon=79.89311#map=17/6.92227/79.89311) Mall Areesha Trading · Dematagoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93209&mlon=79.87979#map=17/6.93209/79.87979) School ColHenry Olcat Vidyalaya · Salamulla 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92580&mlon=79.89599#map=17/6.92580/79.89599) College Bright Zone International School · Salamulla 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92963&mlon=79.89483#map=17/6.92963/79.89483) Police station Wellampitiya Police Station · Wellampitiya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93737&mlon=79.89624#map=17/6.93737/79.89624) 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 Salamulla Places mapped inside Salamulla in open map data, by type. - Schools2 - Colleges and universities2 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 - Kuruniyawatta - Madinnagoda - Maha Buthgamuwa A - Maha Buthgamuwa B - Maha Buthgamuwa C - Malgama - Maligagodella - Malpura - Meethotamulla - Megoda Kolonnawa - Mulleriyawa North - Mulleriyawa South - Orugodawatta - Rajasinghagama - Sedawatta - Singhapura - Udumulla North - Udumulla South - Veheragoda - Wadulla - Welewatta - Wellampitiya - Wennawatta - Wijayapura ## Quick answers - Where is Salamulla?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Salamulla?Gothatuwa, Megoda Kolonnawa, Singhapura, Welikada East, Welikada West and Wijayapura - How many villages are in Salamulla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Salamulla?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Salamulla?YMBA Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Salamulla?BOC, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Salamulla?HNB, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salamulla?Ceypetco, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Salamulla?LK1106205 (OCHA common operational dataset)