# Molpe GN division, Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/molpe/ Grama Niladhari division · Moratuwa DS Division # Molpe Molpe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.63 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 5mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Molpe? Molpe lies in [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Delthara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/delthara-east/), [Katubedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/katubedda/), [Kuduwamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/kuduwamulla/), [Moratumulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/moratumulla-east/), [Moratumulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/moratumulla-north/), [Suwarapola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/suwarapola-west/), [Villorawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/villorawatta-east/), [Villorawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/villorawatta-west/) and [Wewala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/wewala-west/). By area it is the 11807th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/). The centre of Molpe is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7922° N, 79.9010° E. Local names: මෝල්පේ . 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 Molpe Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Molpe. - Molpe 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 Molpe 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 Molpe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Center Piliyandala · Wewala West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79509&mlon=79.90807#map=17/6.79509/79.90807) Bank Seylan Bank · Rawathawatta East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79364&mlon=79.88752#map=17/6.79364/79.88752) ATM Commercial Bank · Boralesgamuwa West C 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84056&mlon=79.89989#map=17/6.84056/79.89989) Petrol pump Thinara Filling Station · Molpe 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79113&mlon=79.90119#map=17/6.79113/79.90119) Hotel Hotel Lagoon Dining · Molpe 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79318&mlon=79.90374#map=17/6.79318/79.90374) Mall K-Zone Moratuwa · Lakshapathiya South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79544&mlon=79.88766#map=17/6.79544/79.88766) School Smilies Playschool · Katubedda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79604&mlon=79.89722#map=17/6.79604/79.89722) College University of Moratuwa · Katubedda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79543&mlon=79.89986#map=17/6.79543/79.89986) Police station Moratumulla Police Station · Moratumulla East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78729&mlon=79.89498#map=17/6.78729/79.89498) 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 Molpe Places mapped inside Molpe in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - 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 Moratuwa DS Division - Angulana North - Angulana South - Borupana - Dahampura - Egoda Uyana Central - Egoda Uyana North - Egoda Uyana South - Idama - Indibedda East - Indibedda West - Kadalana - Kaldemulla - Katubedda - Katukurunda North - Katukurunda South - Koralawella East - Koralawella North - Koralawella South - Koralawella West - Kuduwamulla - Lakshapathiya Central - Lakshapathiya North - Lakshapathiya South - Moratumulla East - Moratumulla North - Moratumulla West - Moratuwella North - Moratuwella South - Moratuwella West - Rawathawatta East - Rawathawatta South - Rawathawatta West - Soysapura North - Soysapura South - Thelawala North - Thelawala South - Uswatta - Uyana North - Uyana South - Villorawatta East - Villorawatta West ## Quick answers - Where is Molpe?In Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Molpe?Delthara East, Katubedda, Kuduwamulla, Moratumulla East, Moratumulla North, Suwarapola West, Villorawatta East, Villorawatta West and Wewala West - How many villages are in Molpe?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Molpe?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Molpe?Family Medical Center Piliyandala, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Molpe?Seylan Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Molpe?Commercial Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Molpe?Thinara Filling Station, about 0.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Molpe?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Molpe?LK1133095 (OCHA common operational dataset)