# Borella South GN division, Thimbirigasyaya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/borella-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Thimbirigasyaya DS Division # Borella South Borella South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.66 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 55 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 55mapped services ## Where is Borella South? Borella South 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 6 other GN divisions: [Borella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/borella-north/), [Gothamipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/gothamipura/), [Kurunduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kurunduwatta/), [Narahenpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/narahenpita/), [Obeysekarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/obeysekarapura/) and [Thimbirigasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/thimbirigasyaya/). By area it is the 11646th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/). The centre of Borella South is about 4.3 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9131° N, 79.8799° E. Local names: බොරැල්ල දකුණ . 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 Borella South Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Borella South. - Senanayake Junction Borella 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 Borella South Named natural and historic features inside Borella South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Cotta Road 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 Borella South 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 Borella South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Borella Private Hospital · Borella South 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91392&mlon=79.88052#map=17/6.91392/79.88052) Bank Sampath Borella · Borella South 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91391&mlon=79.87860#map=17/6.91391/79.87860) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Borella South 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91408&mlon=79.87835#map=17/6.91408/79.87835) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Borella South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91349&mlon=79.87767#map=17/6.91349/79.87767) Hotel Artisan Villa Colombo · Borella South 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91229&mlon=79.87960#map=17/6.91229/79.87960) Mall 187 Building · Borella South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91519&mlon=79.87536#map=17/6.91519/79.87536) School GSCM Head Office · Borella South 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91179&mlon=79.88157#map=17/6.91179/79.88157) College Royal College Colombo 7 · Borella South 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91495&mlon=79.88104#map=17/6.91495/79.88104) Police station Borella Police Station · Borella South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91522&mlon=79.87828#map=17/6.91522/79.87828) 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 Borella South Places mapped inside Borella South in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks17 - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels7 - Shopping malls1 - Schools4 - Colleges and universities3 - Cinemas3 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants10 - Police stations1 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 - Bambalapitiya - Borella North - 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 Borella South?In Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Borella South?Borella North, Gothamipura, Kurunduwatta, Narahenpita, Obeysekarapura and Thimbirigasyaya - How many villages are in Borella South?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Borella South?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Borella South?Borella Private Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Borella South?Sampath Borella, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Borella South?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Borella South?Ceypetco, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Borella South?4 mapped - How many banks are in Borella South?17 mapped - How many ATMs are in Borella South?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Borella South?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Borella South?LK1127045 (OCHA common operational dataset)