# Piriwena GN division, Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District

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Grama Niladhari division · Ratmalana DS Division 

# Piriwena

Piriwena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.62 km²**. Open map data shows 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.6km²
- 13mapped services

## Where is Piriwena?

Piriwena lies in [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/), [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: [Attidiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/attidiya-south/), [Katukurunduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/katukurunduwatta/), [Vihara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/vihara/), [Wathumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/wathumulla/) and [Wedikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/wedikanda/). By area it is the 11859th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/). The centre of Piriwena is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8253° N, 79.8737° E. Local names: පිරිවෙන .

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 Piriwena 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 Piriwena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hope Rehabilitation Center · Attidiya South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82310&mlon=79.87857#map=17/6.82310/79.87857) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Piriwena 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82335&mlon=79.87104#map=17/6.82335/79.87104) 

ATM BOC · Mount Lavinia 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83378&mlon=79.86724#map=17/6.83378/79.86724) 

Petrol pump IOC filling station · Vihara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82286&mlon=79.87096#map=17/6.82286/79.87096) 

Hotel Iddamal Apartments · Attidiya South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82762&mlon=79.87899#map=17/6.82762/79.87899) 

Mall Mount City · Piriwena 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82759&mlon=79.86913#map=17/6.82759/79.86913) 

School La Petite Fleur · Piriwena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82789&mlon=79.87750#map=17/6.82789/79.87750) 

College Faculty of Engineering · Piriwena 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82597&mlon=79.87319#map=17/6.82597/79.87319) 

Police station Mount Lavinia Poice Station · Piriwena 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82495&mlon=79.87022#map=17/6.82495/79.87022) 

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 Piriwena

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

- Banks2
- Shopping malls1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants4
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics1

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 Ratmalana DS Division

- Attidiya North
- Attidiya South
- Kandawala
- Katukurunduwatta
- Kawdana West
- Mount Lavinia
- Rathmalana East
- Rathmalana West
- Vihara
- Watarappala
- Wathumulla
- Wedikanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Piriwena?In Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Piriwena?Attidiya South, Katukurunduwatta, Vihara, Wathumulla and Wedikanda
- What is the best time to visit Piriwena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Piriwena?Hope Rehabilitation Center, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Piriwena?Sampath Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Piriwena?BOC, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piriwena?IOC filling station, about 0.4 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Piriwena?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Piriwena?LK1131040 (OCHA common operational dataset)