# Gonawala Central GN division, Biyagama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Biyagama DS Division 

# Gonawala Central

Gonawala Central is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.25 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Gonawala Central?

Gonawala Central lies in [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bollegala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/bollegala/), [Galedanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/galedanda/), [Gonawala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/gonawala-east/), [Gonawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/gonawala-west/), [Pattivila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/pattivila-north/), [Sapugaskanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/sapugaskanda/) and [Thalwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/thalwatta/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Biyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/). The centre of Gonawala Central is about 11 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9573° N, 79.9431° E. Local names: ගෝනවල මධ්‍යම .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Gonawala Central 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 Gonawala Central

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital General Hospital Colombo · Ambathale 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94139&mlon=79.93958#map=17/6.94139/79.93958) 

Bank BOC · Sapugaskanda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97419&mlon=79.95096#map=17/6.97419/79.95096) 

ATM Hatton National Bank ATM · Sapugaskanda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96742&mlon=79.96506#map=17/6.96742/79.96506) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Welivita 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93760&mlon=79.94813#map=17/6.93760/79.94813) 

Hotel Hotel Royal Grand Paradise · Galedanda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96649&mlon=79.93074#map=17/6.96649/79.93074) 

Mall Udeshi City · Thalawathuhenpita South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97733&mlon=79.92929#map=17/6.97733/79.92929) 

School The Victoria Nursery & Daycare · Gonawala East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96759&mlon=79.94173#map=17/6.96759/79.94173) 

College NIIBS Campus · Bollegala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94603&mlon=79.95068#map=17/6.94603/79.95068) 

Police station Kiribathgoda Police Station · Thalawathuhenpita South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97800&mlon=79.92947#map=17/6.97800/79.92947) 

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 Biyagama DS Division

- Athurumulla
- Biyagama East
- Biyagama North
- Biyagama South
- Biyagama West
- Bollegala
- Daranagama
- Delgoda
- Galedanda
- Gonawala East
- Gonawala West
- Heiyanthuduwa East
- Heiyanthuduwa North
- Heiyanthuduwa South
- Heiyanthuduwa West
- Ihala Biyanvila Central
- Ihala Biyanvila North
- Kammalwatta
- Kanduboda East
- Kanduboda West
- Mabima East
- Mabima West
- Makola North Central
- Makola North Ihala
- Makola North Pahala
- Makola South Ihala
- Makola South Pahala
- Malwana Town
- Mawaramandiya
- Meegahawatta East
- Meegahawatta West
- Pahala Biyanvila Central
- Pahala Biyanvila East
- Pahala Biyanvila West
- Pamunuvila
- Pattivila North
- Pattivila South
- Sapugaskanda
- Siyambalape North
- Siyambalape South
- Siyambalape Watta
- Thalwatta
- Ulahitiwala
- Walgama East
- Walgama West
- Yabaraluwa North
- Yabaraluwa South
- Yatihena

## Quick answers

- Where is Gonawala Central?In Biyagama DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gonawala Central?Bollegala, Galedanda, Gonawala East, Gonawala West, Pattivila North, Sapugaskanda and Thalwatta
- What is the best time to visit Gonawala Central?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gonawala Central?General Hospital Colombo, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gonawala Central?BOC, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gonawala Central?Hatton National Bank ATM, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonawala Central?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gonawala Central?LK1239190 (OCHA common operational dataset)