Grama Niladhari division · Thimbirigasyaya DS Division # Wellawatta North Wellawatta North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers 0.98 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 94 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0 km² - 94 mapped services - 13 m typical elevation ## Where is Wellawatta North? Wellawatta North lies in Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It borders 6 other GN divisions: Havelock Town, Kirula, Kirulapone, Pamankada East, Pamankada West and Wellawatta South. By area it is the 10248th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of Thimbirigasyaya DS Division. The centre of Wellawatta North is about 6.4 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8791° N, 79.8615° E. Local names: වැල්ලවත්ත උතුර. Source: Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Wellawatta North ### Nearby, outside Wellawatta North - W A Silva Museum · museum, Pamankada West 0.6 km - Mondigliani Gallery · gallery, Pamankada East 1.3 km - Chitrasena Art Gallery · gallery, Kirula 2.0 km - National Puppet Museum · museum, Galwala 2.0 km - National Planetarium · museum, Kurunduwatta 2.4 km - Geoffrey Bawa House No.11 · museum, Bambalapitiya 2.5 km - Island Scuba · attraction, Dehiwala West 2.8 km - Kohuwala Cemetery · memorial, Dutugemunu 2.8 km - National Zoological Gardens · zoo, Udyanaya 2.8 km - Flamingos · nature reserve, Udyanaya 2.8 km - Arcade Independence Square Park · attraction, Kurunduwatta 2.8 km - Natural Forest Patch · nature reserve, Udyanaya 2.8 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Wellawatta North - Time zone UTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - Currency Rupee (LKR) - Country calling code +94 - Languages Sinhala, Tamil, English - Plug types Type D, G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo 6.9 km - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo 34 km ### Nearest railway station Wellawatta (Wellawatta North), about 0.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:57). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Wellawatta North Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in Wellawatta North. - Wellawatta - Wellawatte - Wilasitha Nivasa Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Wellawatta North 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wellawatta North | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | HelpAge eye hospital · Wellawatta North | 0.1 km | Map | | Bank | People's Bank · Wellawatta North | 0.2 km | Map | | ATM | HNB · Pamankada West | 0.9 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Marine Fueling center · Havelock Town | 0.7 km | Map | | Hotel | Chapelton House · Wellawatta North | 0.3 km | Map | | Mall | Vintage Ceylon Heritage Mall · Wellawatta North | 0.6 km | Map | | School | Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo · Wellawatta North | 0.1 km | Map | | College | Spectrum Institute of Science and Technology · Wellawatta North | 0.2 km | Map | | Police station | Wellawatte Police Station · Wellawatta South | 0.7 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Wellawatta North Places mapped inside Wellawatta North in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 4 - Banks 5 - Petrol pumps 2 - Hotels 12 - Shopping malls 3 - Schools 15 - Colleges and universities 5 - Cinemas 4 - Pharmacies 4 - Restaurants 38 - Dental clinics 2 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). 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 - Kurunduwatta - Milagiriya - Narahenpita - Pamankada East - Pamankada West - Thimbirigasyaya - Wanathamulla - Wellawatta South ## Quick answers - Where is Wellawatta North? In Thimbirigasyaya DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wellawatta North? Havelock Town, Kirula, Kirulapone, Pamankada East, Pamankada West and Wellawatta South - What is there to see in Wellawatta North? W A Silva Museum, Mondigliani Gallery, Chitrasena Art Gallery, National Puppet Museum - What time zone is Wellawatta North in? UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Wellawatta North? Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Wellawatta North? Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Wellawatta North? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wellawatta North? January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wellawatta North? HelpAge eye hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wellawatta North? People's Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wellawatta North? HNB, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wellawatta North? Marine Fueling center, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wellawatta North? 4 mapped - How many banks are in Wellawatta North? 5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Wellawatta North? 2 mapped - What is the P-code of Wellawatta North? LK1127085 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Grama Niladhari division - Area: 0.98 km² - P-code: LK1127085 - Divisional Secretariat division: Thimbirigasyaya DS Division --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/wellawatta-north/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.