# Bambalapitiya GN division, Thimbirigasyaya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/bambalapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Thimbirigasyaya DS Division # Bambalapitiya Bambalapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 226 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 226mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bambalapitiya? Bambalapitiya lies in [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/), [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: [Kollupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kollupitiya/), [Kurunduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kurunduwatta/), [Milagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/milagiriya/) and [Thimbirigasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/thimbirigasyaya/). By area it is the 8565th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.4% of [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/). The centre of Bambalapitiya is about 3.7 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9025° N, 79.8546° E. Local names: බම්බලපිටිය . 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 Bambalapitiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bambalapitiya. - Kollupitiya 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 Bambalapitiya 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 Bambalapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Durdans Hospital · Bambalapitiya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90200&mlon=79.85354#map=17/6.90200/79.85354) Bank BOC · Bambalapitiya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90261&mlon=79.85275#map=17/6.90261/79.85275) ATM Cargills Bank ATM · Bambalapitiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89724&mlon=79.85420#map=17/6.89724/79.85420) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station - S.A. Somaratne &Sons (Pvt) Ltd · Bambalapitiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89996&mlon=79.85327#map=17/6.89996/79.85327) Hotel Bliss Hotel · Bambalapitiya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90325&mlon=79.85462#map=17/6.90325/79.85462) Mall Marino Mall · Bambalapitiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90033&mlon=79.85291#map=17/6.90033/79.85291) School BAC College Lanka · Bambalapitiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90534&mlon=79.85386#map=17/6.90534/79.85386) College IVEY Campus · Bambalapitiya 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90227&mlon=79.85492#map=17/6.90227/79.85492) Police station Police Station Cinnamon Gardens · Kurunduwatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90731&mlon=79.86377#map=17/6.90731/79.86377) 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 Bambalapitiya Places mapped inside Bambalapitiya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals5 - Banks22 - ATMs3 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels45 - Shopping malls4 - Schools15 - Colleges and universities25 - Cinemas4 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants95 - Dental clinics2 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 Thimbirigasyaya DS Division - Borella North - Borella South - Dematagoda - Gothamipura - Havelock Town - Kirula - Kirulapone - Kollupitiya - Kuppiyawatta East - Kuppiyawatta West - Kurunduwatta - Milagiriya - Narahenpita - Pamankada East - Pamankada West - Thimbirigasyaya - Wanathamulla - Wellawatta North - Wellawatta South ## Quick answers - Where is Bambalapitiya?In Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bambalapitiya?Kollupitiya, Kurunduwatta, Milagiriya and Thimbirigasyaya - How many villages are in Bambalapitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bambalapitiya?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bambalapitiya?Durdans Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bambalapitiya?BOC, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bambalapitiya?Cargills Bank ATM, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bambalapitiya?Lanka Filling Station - S.A. Somaratne &Sons (Pvt) Ltd, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bambalapitiya?5 mapped - How many banks are in Bambalapitiya?22 mapped - How many ATMs are in Bambalapitiya?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bambalapitiya?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Bambalapitiya?LK1127010 (OCHA common operational dataset)