# Kurunduwatta GN division, Thimbirigasyaya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kurunduwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Thimbirigasyaya DS Division # Kurunduwatta Kurunduwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **3.67 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 272 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 272mapped services - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kurunduwatta? Kurunduwatta 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 9 other GN divisions: [Bambalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/bambalapitiya/), [Borella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/borella-north/), [Borella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/borella-south/), [Ibbanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/ibbanwala/), [Kollupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kollupitiya/), [Kuppiyawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/kuppiyawatta-west/), [Milagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/milagiriya/), [Narahenpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/narahenpita/) and [Thimbirigasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/thimbirigasyaya/). By area it is the 4100th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 16.4% of [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/). The centre of Kurunduwatta is about 3.5 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9101° N, 79.8672° E. Local names: කුරුඳුවත්ත . 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 Kurunduwatta Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Kurunduwatta. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 15 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Borella - Cinnamon Gardens - Independence Square - Kanatta - Rupavahini - Town Hall 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 Kurunduwatta 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 Kurunduwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nawaloka Elite Center · Kurunduwatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90970&mlon=79.86638#map=17/6.90970/79.86638) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Kurunduwatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90984&mlon=79.86766#map=17/6.90984/79.86766) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Kurunduwatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91644&mlon=79.86759#map=17/6.91644/79.86759) Petrol pump Felix Pereira and Sons (Lanka IOC Fuel Filling Station) · Kurunduwatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91140&mlon=79.86488#map=17/6.91140/79.86488) Hotel Heritage Villa Colombo · Kurunduwatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90913&mlon=79.86670#map=17/6.90913/79.86670) Mall Arcade Independence Square · Kurunduwatta 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90653&mlon=79.86609#map=17/6.90653/79.86609) School St. Bridget's Primary School · Kurunduwatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90962&mlon=79.86583#map=17/6.90962/79.86583) College University of Visual and Performing Arts · Kurunduwatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90980&mlon=79.86259#map=17/6.90980/79.86259) Police station Cinnamon Gardens Police · Kurunduwatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90731&mlon=79.86387#map=17/6.90731/79.86387) 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 Kurunduwatta Places mapped inside Kurunduwatta in open map data, by type. - Hospitals29 - Banks19 - ATMs15 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels19 - Shopping malls4 - Schools29 - Colleges and universities43 - Cinemas2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants101 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics5 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 - Kirula - Kirulapone - Kollupitiya - Kuppiyawatta East - Kuppiyawatta West - Milagiriya - Narahenpita - Pamankada East - Pamankada West - Thimbirigasyaya - Wanathamulla - Wellawatta North - Wellawatta South ## Quick answers - Where is Kurunduwatta?In Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurunduwatta?Bambalapitiya, Borella North, Borella South, Ibbanwala, Kollupitiya, Kuppiyawatta West, Milagiriya, Narahenpita and Thimbirigasyaya - How many villages are in Kurunduwatta?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kurunduwatta?Settlements lie between 14 m and 15 m - What is the best time to visit Kurunduwatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurunduwatta?Nawaloka Elite Center, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurunduwatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurunduwatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurunduwatta?Felix Pereira and Sons (Lanka IOC Fuel Filling Station), about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kurunduwatta?29 mapped - How many banks are in Kurunduwatta?19 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kurunduwatta?15 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kurunduwatta?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Kurunduwatta?LK1127015 (OCHA common operational dataset)