# Wedikanda GN division, Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/wedikanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Ratmalana DS Division 

# Wedikanda

Wedikanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.66 km²**. Open map data shows 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 7mapped services

## Where is Wedikanda?

Wedikanda 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 4 other GN divisions: [Mount Lavinia](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/mount-lavinia/), [Piriwena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/piriwena/), [Vihara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/vihara/) and [Wathumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/wathumulla/). By area it is the 11646th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/). The centre of Wedikanda is about 12 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8251° N, 79.8655° E. Local names: වෙඩිකන්ද .

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 Wedikanda 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 Wedikanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maharhishi Ayurveda Hospital · Mount Lavinia 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83040&mlon=79.86568#map=17/6.83040/79.86568) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Vihara 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82527&mlon=79.86959#map=17/6.82527/79.86959) 

ATM BOC · Mount Lavinia 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83378&mlon=79.86724#map=17/6.83378/79.86724) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Vihara 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82625&mlon=79.86920#map=17/6.82625/79.86920) 

Hotel Ceylanco Hotel Lanka · Wedikanda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82702&mlon=79.86575#map=17/6.82702/79.86575) 

Mall Mount City · Piriwena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82759&mlon=79.86913#map=17/6.82759/79.86913) 

School Lalith Athulathmudali College · Wathumulla 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82956&mlon=79.87178#map=17/6.82956/79.87178) 

College Future Leaders International College · Wedikanda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82965&mlon=79.86615#map=17/6.82965/79.86615) 

Police station Mt Lavinia Police Station · Piriwena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82499&mlon=79.87008#map=17/6.82499/79.87008) 

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 Wedikanda

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

- Hotels1
- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants3
- 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
- Piriwena
- Rathmalana East
- Rathmalana West
- Vihara
- Watarappala
- Wathumulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Wedikanda?In Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wedikanda?Mount Lavinia, Piriwena, Vihara and Wathumulla
- What is the best time to visit Wedikanda?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wedikanda?Maharhishi Ayurveda Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wedikanda?Seylan Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wedikanda?BOC, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wedikanda?Ceypetco, about 0.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wedikanda?LK1131045 (OCHA common operational dataset)