# Kanampella West GN division, Seethawaka DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kanampella-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division # Kanampella West Kanampella West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.82 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Kanampella West? Kanampella West lies in [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bollathawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/bollathawa/), [Kanampella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kanampella-east/), [Kumarimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/kumarimulla/), [Poogoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/poogoda/), [Senasungoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/senasungoda/), [Thawalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/thawalgoda/) and [Udakanampella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/udakanampella-south/). By area it is the 7410th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Kanampella West is about 31 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9650° N, 80.1302° E. Local names: කනම්පැල්ල බටහිර . 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 Kanampella West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kanampella West. - Bollathawa Junction 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kanampella West Named natural and historic features inside Kanampella West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maha Ela Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kanampella West 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 Kanampella West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Government Dispensery · Bangalawatta 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97672&mlon=80.11747#map=17/6.97672/80.11747) Bank Peoples Bank Kosgama · Pahala Kosgama East 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94061&mlon=80.13687#map=17/6.94061/80.13687) ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Miriswatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93982&mlon=80.16235#map=17/6.93982/80.16235) Hotel Ravindra Reception Hall · Kanampella West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96411&mlon=80.13006#map=17/6.96411/80.13006) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Kumarimulla Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Kumarimulla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97138&mlon=80.11883#map=17/6.97138/80.11883) College Sri Pragnasara Daham Pasala · Poogoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97516&mlon=80.12163#map=17/6.97516/80.12163) Police station Kosgama Police Station · Ihala Kosgama North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94657&mlon=80.13794#map=17/6.94657/80.13794) 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 Kanampella West Places mapped inside Kanampella West in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Seethawaka DS Division - Agra Pedesa - Akaravita - Aluth Ambalama - Aradhana Kanda - Avissawella - Bollathawa - Brandigampala - Diddeniya North - Diddeniya South - Digana - Egodagama - Elamalawala - Eswatta North - Eswatta South - Gira Imbula - Hanwella Town - Hingurala - Ihala Hanwella North - Ihala Hanwella South - Ihala Kosgama North - Ihala Kosgama South - Ilukovita - Jayaweeragoda - Kadugoda North - Kadugoda South - Kahahena - Kahatapitiya - Kalu Aggala - Kanampella East - Kiriwandala North - Kiriwandala South - Koodaluvila - Koswatta - Kotahera - Kudagama - Kudakanda - Lahirugama - Mambula - Manakada - Mawalgama - Mawathagama East - Mawathagama West - Miriswatta - Muruthagama - Neluwattuduwa - Niripola - Pagngnagula - Pahala Hanwella - Pahala Kosgama East - Pahala Kosgama West - Pahathgama - Pelpola - Puwakpitiya - Puwakpitiya South - Salawa - Seethagama - Seethawaka - Suduwella - Thawalgoda - Thunnana East - Thunnana West - Ukwatta - Walawwatta - Welikanna - Weragolla North - Weragolla South - Weralupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Kanampella West?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanampella West?Bollathawa, Kanampella East, Kumarimulla, Poogoda, Senasungoda, Thawalgoda and Udakanampella South - How many villages are in Kanampella West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kanampella West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanampella West?Government Dispensery, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanampella West?Peoples Bank Kosgama, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanampella West?ComBank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanampella West?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanampella West?LK1115010 (OCHA common operational dataset)