# Gurulana GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/gurulana/

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Gurulana

Gurulana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.08 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.1km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Gurulana?

Gurulana lies in [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/), [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: [Dambora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/dambora/), [Kandanapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/kandanapitiya/), [Siyambalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/siyambalawa/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/udagama/) and [Waga South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/waga-south/). By area it is the 6756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Gurulana is about 36 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8365° N, 80.1564° E. Local names: ගුරුලාන .

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 Gurulana 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
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- 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 Gurulana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Jeewaka Private Hospital · Padukka 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84061&mlon=80.09323#map=17/6.84061/80.09323) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) 

Hotel The Address Villa · Siyambalawa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83140&mlon=80.15191#map=17/6.83140/80.15191) 

Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) 

School Supipi Pre school · Waga East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86667&mlon=80.15000#map=17/6.86667/80.15000) 

College SLTC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY · Galagedara East 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85478&mlon=80.09320#map=17/6.85478/80.09320) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84219&mlon=80.09244#map=17/6.84219/80.09244) 

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 Gurulana

Places mapped inside Gurulana in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Padukka DS Division

- Angampitiya
- Angamuwa
- Arukwatta North
- Arukwatta South
- Beliattavila
- Beruketiya
- Dambora
- Dampe
- Galagedara East
- Galagedara North
- Galagedara South
- Ganegoda
- Halpe
- Horagala East
- Horagala West
- Horakandawala
- Ihala Bope
- Kahawala
- Kurugala
- Liyanwala
- Madulawa North
- Madulawa South
- Mahingala
- Malagala
- Miriyagalla
- Padukka
- Pahala Bope
- Pahala Padukka
- Pinnawala North
- Pinnawala South
- Pitumpe North
- Pitumpe South
- Poregedara
- Siyambalawa
- Thummodara
- Udagama
- Udumulla
- Uggalla
- Waga East
- Waga North
- Waga South
- Waga West
- Weragala
- Wewelpanawa
- Yatawathura

## Quick answers

- Where is Gurulana?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gurulana?Dambora, Kandanapitiya, Siyambalawa, Udagama and Waga South
- What is the best time to visit Gurulana?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gurulana?Jeewaka Private Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gurulana?Peoples Bank, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gurulana?Sampath Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gurulana?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gurulana?LK1118220 (OCHA common operational dataset)