# Kirula GN division, Thimbirigasyaya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kirula/

Grama Niladhari division · Thimbirigasyaya DS Division 

# Kirula

Kirula is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.83 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 98 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.8km²
- 98mapped services
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kirula?

Kirula 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 7 other GN divisions: [Havelock Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/havelock-town/), [Kirulapone](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kirulapone/), [Narahenpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/narahenpita/), [Nawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nawala-west/), [Nugegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nugegoda-west/), [Thimbirigasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/thimbirigasyaya/) and [Wellawatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/wellawatta-north/). By area it is the 7378th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.2% of [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/). The centre of Kirula is about 5.9 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8897° N, 79.8756° E. Local names: කිරුළ .

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 Kirula

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kirula.

- Kirula
- Narahenpita
- Polhengoda
- Polhengoda Jct.

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 Kirula

Named natural and historic features inside Kirula, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Oiyawanna Oya

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 Kirula 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 Kirula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Birthing Center · Kirula 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88979&mlon=79.87565#map=17/6.88979/79.87565) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Kirula 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89270&mlon=79.87621#map=17/6.89270/79.87621) 

ATM Hatton National Bank · Kirula 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88977&mlon=79.87522#map=17/6.88977/79.87522) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Kirula 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89076&mlon=79.87671#map=17/6.89076/79.87671) 

Hotel Hotel sansu · Kirula 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88896&mlon=79.87766#map=17/6.88896/79.87766) 

Mall State Trust Centre · Kirula 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89377&mlon=79.88219#map=17/6.89377/79.88219) 

School Gateway Achievers · Kirula 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88875&mlon=79.87534#map=17/6.88875/79.87534) 

College HRMI and Finland · Kirula 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88710&mlon=79.87747#map=17/6.88710/79.87747) 

Police station Narahenpita Police Station · Kirula 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89191&mlon=79.87683#map=17/6.89191/79.87683) 

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 Kirula

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

- Hospitals15
- Banks6
- ATMs5
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels11
- Shopping malls1
- Schools12
- Colleges and universities10
- Pharmacies6
- Restaurants29
- Police stations2

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
- Borella South
- Dematagoda
- Gothamipura
- Havelock Town
- Kirulapone
- Kollupitiya
- Kuppiyawatta East
- Kuppiyawatta West
- Kurunduwatta
- Milagiriya
- Narahenpita
- Pamankada East
- Pamankada West
- Thimbirigasyaya
- Wanathamulla
- Wellawatta North
- Wellawatta South

## Quick answers

- Where is Kirula?In Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kirula?Havelock Town, Kirulapone, Narahenpita, Nawala West, Nugegoda West, Thimbirigasyaya and Wellawatta North
- How many villages are in Kirula?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kirula?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kirula?Birthing Center, about 0.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kirula?National Savings Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kirula?Hatton National Bank, about 0.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kirula?Lanka IOC, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kirula?15 mapped
- How many banks are in Kirula?6 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Kirula?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Kirula?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kirula?LK1127075 (OCHA common operational dataset)
