# Welewatta GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/welewatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division # Welewatta Welewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.58 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 2mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welewatta? Welewatta 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: [Kittampahuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kittampahuwa/), [Kotuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kotuvila/), [Kuruniyawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kuruniyawatta/), [Orugodawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/orugodawatta/), [Veheragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/veheragoda/) and [Wellampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/wellampitiya/). By area it is the 12055th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Welewatta is about 4.9 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9436° N, 79.8926° E. Local names: වෙලේවත්ත . 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 Welewatta Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Welewatta. - Kittanpahuwa - Kotuwila - Welewatta - Weliwatte 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 Welewatta 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 Welewatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medi Channel Centre · Welewatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94247&mlon=79.89078#map=17/6.94247/79.89078) Bank Sampath Bank Wellampitiya · Singhapura 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93602&mlon=79.89526#map=17/6.93602/79.89526) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Kuruniyawatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94237&mlon=79.88655#map=17/6.94237/79.88655) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wellampitiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93882&mlon=79.89475#map=17/6.93882/79.89475) Hotel White Palace Banquet Hall · Kittampahuwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94067&mlon=79.89711#map=17/6.94067/79.89711) Mall Areesha Trading · Dematagoda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93209&mlon=79.87979#map=17/6.93209/79.87979) School Learning Tree International · Wellampitiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93916&mlon=79.89507#map=17/6.93916/79.89507) College South Eastern University-Oluvil · Wennawatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94263&mlon=79.90395#map=17/6.94263/79.90395) Police station Police Station Wellampitiya · Wellampitiya 0.8 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 Welewatta Places mapped inside Welewatta in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Restaurants1 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 - Salamulla - Sedawatta - Singhapura - Udumulla North - Udumulla South - Veheragoda - Wadulla - Wellampitiya - Wennawatta - Wijayapura ## Quick answers - Where is Welewatta?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welewatta?Kittampahuwa, Kotuvila, Kuruniyawatta, Orugodawatta, Veheragoda and Wellampitiya - How many villages are in Welewatta?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Welewatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Welewatta?Medi Channel Centre, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welewatta?Sampath Bank Wellampitiya, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welewatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welewatta?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Welewatta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Welewatta?LK1106040 (OCHA common operational dataset)