# Opathella GN division, Attanagalla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/opathella/ Grama Niladhari division · Attanagalla DS Division # Opathella Opathella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Attanagalla DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.62 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Opathella? Opathella lies in [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Dematalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/dematalanda/), [Galboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/galboda/), [Kahambilihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/kahambilihena/), [Lavulupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/lavulupitiya/), [Ogodapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/ogodapola/), [Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/paranagama/), [Ruwanpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/ruwanpura/) and [Warapalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/warapalana/). By area it is the 7986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/). The centre of Opathella is about 32 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0830° N, 80.0983° E. Local names: ඕපත්ඇල්ල . 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 Opathella Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Opathella. Settlements here lie between about 32 m and 37 m above sea level (median 37 m). - Beraunna - Opathella - Paranagama 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 Opathella Named natural and historic features inside Opathella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dikkanda 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 Opathella and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Opathella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajasekara Ayurvedic Hospital · Bonegala 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=80.09175#map=17/7.09278/80.09175) Bank People's Bank · Wathupitiwala 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12569&mlon=80.11053#map=17/7.12569/80.11053) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udatuttiripitiya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08444&mlon=80.07905#map=17/7.08444/80.07905) Hotel Ruwan Hotel · Dematalanda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07088&mlon=80.09305#map=17/7.07088/80.09305) Mall New Sandagiri · Nambadaluwa East 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14201&mlon=80.09793#map=17/7.14201/80.09793) School Walpola Maha Vidyalaya · Walpola 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11720&mlon=80.11949#map=17/7.11720/80.11949) College Al - Azhar Central College · Thihariya East 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12108&mlon=80.07508#map=17/7.12108/80.07508) Police station Weeragula Police Station · Weerangula South 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09721&mlon=80.06038#map=17/7.09721/80.06038) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Attanagalla DS Division - Alawala North - Alawala South - Aruppassa - Bandarabatawala - Bemmulla - Bogamuwa - Bogoda - Bonegala - Bopagama - Bopagama East - Bopetta - Bopetta South - Dadagamuwa - Dadagamuwa East - Danvilana - Daraluwa - Deenapamunuwa - Deenapamunuwa West - Dematalanda - Diyakade - Egoda Nittambuwa - Ellakkala - Ellakkala West - Eluwapitiya - Eluwapitiya West - Etha Udakanda - Galboda - Godagama - Godagama West - Haggalla - Haggalla East - Halgampitiya - Halpandeniya - Happitiya - Heendeniya - Hiripitiya Central - Hiripitiya East - Hiripitiya North - Hiripitiya Pahala - Hiripitiya South - Hiripitiya West - Horagollagama - Humbutiyawa - Humbutiyawa West - Hunupola - Kahambilihena - Kahatovita - Kahatovita West - Kalagedihena - Kalalpitiya - Kalotuwawa - Kamburagalla - Kandaoluwawa - Karasnagala - Karasnagala South - Kattota - Katuwasgoda - Katuwasgoda West - Kirikittamulla - Kirikittamulla South - Kittammahara - Kolawatta - Kongasdeniya - Koskandawala - Koskandawala North - Kurawalana - Lavulupitiya - Madakotuwa - Madakotuwa West - Maduwegedara - Magalegoda - Magalegoda South - Maimbula - Malwatta - Mangalathiriya - Mathalana - Mathalana East - Mathalana North - Mathalana West - Mattagoda - Meevitigammana - Meewala - Meewala West - Mudagamuwa - Nagoda - Nambadaluwa East - Nambadaluwa West - Napagoda - Nawagamuwa - Nikahetikanda - Nittambuwa East - Nittambuwa North - Nittambuwa South - Ogodapola - Ogodapola North - Orchardwatta North - Orchardwatta South - Pahala Thihariya - Palkumbura - Pannila - Parana Veyangoda - Paranagama - Paranagama East - Pattalagedara - Pattalagedara East - Pattigoda - Pelpita - Pilankada - Pinnagolla - Pitiyegedara - Raniswala - Ranpokunagama - Ranpokunagama A Zone - Ranpokunagama B Zone - Ranpokunagama C Zone - Ranpokunagama D Zone - Rathambale - Ruwanpura - Sapugasthenna - Sapugasthenna - Thalgasmote - Thalgasmote East - Thalgasmote West - Thihariya East - Thihariya North - Thihariya South - Thihariya West - Thihariyagama - Thiriwanegama North - Thiriwanegama South - Udammita - Udatuttiripitiya - Udugoda - Udugoda West - Urapola - Walaliyadda - Walgammulla - Walpola - Wanduramulla - Wataddara - Wataddara South - Wataddara West - Wathupitiwala - Wedagama - Weerangula - Weerangula South - Welagedara - Welikadamulla - Yatawaka - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Opathella?In Attanagalla DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Opathella?Dematalanda, Galboda, Kahambilihena, Lavulupitiya, Ogodapola, Paranagama, Ruwanpura and Warapalana - How many villages are in Opathella?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Opathella?Settlements lie between 32 m and 37 m - What is the best time to visit Opathella?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Opathella?Rajasekara Ayurvedic Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Opathella?People's Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Opathella?Commercial Bank ATM, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Opathella?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Opathella?LK1227695 (OCHA common operational dataset)