# Salawa GN division, Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/salawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division # Salawa Salawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.79 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 4mapped services - 27 mtypical elevation ## Where is Salawa? Salawa 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: [Akaravita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/akaravita/), [Kadugoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kadugoda-north/), [Kalu Aggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kalu-aggala/), [Mawalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/mawalgama/), [Muruthagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/muruthagama/), [Pahala Kosgama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/pahala-kosgama-west/) and [Suduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/suduwella/). By area it is the 7483rd 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 Salawa is about 30 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9338° N, 80.1219° E. Local names: සාලාව . 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 Salawa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Salawa. Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 31 m above sea level (median 27 m). - Anandagama - Muruthagama - Pelabotelanda - Salawa 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 Salawa 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 Salawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Kosgama · Salawa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94130&mlon=80.12505#map=17/6.94130/80.12505) Bank Peoples Bank Kosgama · Pahala Kosgama East 1.8 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 Ceypetco · Hanwella Town 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91139&mlon=80.08954#map=17/6.91139/80.08954) Hotel Grand Divine Hotel & Banquets · Pahala Kosgama West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94062&mlon=80.12956#map=17/6.94062/80.12956) Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) School Boralugoda Sri Sidhdhartha Vidyalaya · Salawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92343&mlon=80.12381#map=17/6.92343/80.12381) College ESOL College - Kaluaggala · Kalu Aggala 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91923&mlon=80.09889#map=17/6.91923/80.09889) Police station Kosgama Police Station · Ihala Kosgama North 2.3 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 Salawa Places mapped inside Salawa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 - Kanampella West - 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 - Seethagama - Seethawaka - Suduwella - Thawalgoda - Thunnana East - Thunnana West - Ukwatta - Walawwatta - Welikanna - Weragolla North - Weragolla South - Weralupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Salawa?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Salawa?Akaravita, Kadugoda North, Kalu Aggala, Mawalgama, Muruthagama, Pahala Kosgama West and Suduwella - How many villages are in Salawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Salawa?Settlements lie between 22 m and 31 m - What is the best time to visit Salawa?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Salawa?Divisional Hospital Kosgama, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Salawa?Peoples Bank Kosgama, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Salawa?ComBank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Salawa?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Salawa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Salawa?LK1115100 (OCHA common operational dataset)