# Kahawala GN division, Padukka DS Division, Colombo District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Padukka DS Division 

# Kahawala

Kahawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.59 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.6km²
- 33 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kahawala?

Kahawala 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: [Dambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/dambara/), [Gorokgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/gorokgoda/), [Malagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/malagala/), [Pelpitigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/ingiriya/pelpitigoda/) and [Yatawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/yatawathura/). By area it is the 8068th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Padukka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/padukka/). The centre of Kahawala is about 34 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7773° N, 80.1103° E. Local names: කහවල .

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 Kahawala

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kahawala.

- Kahawala
- Kahawela
- Yatawatura

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 Kahawala 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 Kahawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ingiriya District Hospital · Ingiriya West 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74141&mlon=80.16214#map=17/6.74141/80.16214) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Handapangoda West 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79514&mlon=80.14271#map=17/6.79514/80.14271) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) 

Petrol pump Handapangoda Gas Station · Handapangoda East 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78619&mlon=80.14437#map=17/6.78619/80.14437) 

Hotel Villa198 · Yatawathura 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78681&mlon=80.12103#map=17/6.78681/80.12103) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Malagala Maha Vidyalaya · Malagala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79150&mlon=80.11269#map=17/6.79150/80.11269) 

College Electronics Engineering, SLTC Research University · Padukka 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84399&mlon=80.09024#map=17/6.84399/80.09024) 

Police station Padukka Police Station · Padukka 7.5 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.

## Other GN divisions in Padukka DS Division

- Angampitiya
- Angamuwa
- Arukwatta North
- Arukwatta South
- Beliattavila
- Beruketiya
- Dambora
- Dampe
- Galagedara East
- Galagedara North
- Galagedara South
- Ganegoda
- Gurulana
- Halpe
- Horagala East
- Horagala West
- Horakandawala
- Ihala Bope
- 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 Kahawala?In Padukka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kahawala?Dambara, Gorokgoda, Malagala, Pelpitigoda and Yatawathura
- How many villages are in Kahawala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kahawala?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kahawala?Ingiriya District Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kahawala?Peoples Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kahawala?People's Bank ATM, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahawala?Handapangoda Gas Station, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kahawala?LK1118200 (OCHA common operational dataset)