# Aluthepola West GN division, Divulapitiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/aluthepola-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Divulapitiya DS Division # Aluthepola West Aluthepola West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.3km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Aluthepola West? Aluthepola West lies in [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Aluthepola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/aluthepola-east/), [Assennawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/assennawatta-west/), [Batepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/batepola/), [Doonagaha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/doonagaha-south/), [Henpitagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/henpitagedara/), [Katuwellegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/katuwellegama-south/), [Nilpanagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/nilpanagoda-east/), [Thotillagahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/thotillagahawatta/) and [Weragodamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/weragodamulla/). By area it is the 6304th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/). The centre of Aluthepola West is about 33 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2087° N, 79.9620° E. Local names: අලුතැපොල බටහිර . 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 Aluthepola West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Aluthepola West. - Alutepola 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 Aluthepola West Named natural and historic features inside Aluthepola West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Tambigewatte 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 Aluthepola West 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 Aluthepola West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17255&mlon=79.95633#map=17/7.17255/79.95633) Bank Commercial Bank Head Office · Medemulla South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18609&mlon=79.95201#map=17/7.18609/79.95201) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Meda Minuwangoda 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16954&mlon=79.94908#map=17/7.16954/79.94908) Hotel K&K Country Resort · Arangawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18676&mlon=79.96843#map=17/7.18676/79.96843) Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) School Nilpanagoda Central College · Medemulla North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19760&mlon=79.95226#map=17/7.19760/79.95226) College Harischandra National College · Hapuwalana 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21335&mlon=79.99586#map=17/7.21335/79.99586) Police station Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17424&mlon=79.95812#map=17/7.17424/79.95812) 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 Divulapitiya DS Division - Agalegedara - Akaragama East - Akaragama North - Akaragama West - Akarangaha - Alugolla - Aluthepola East - Ambalayaya - Andimulla - Assennawatta East - Assennawatta West - Badalgama - Balagalla East - Balagalla West - Balawala - Barawavila - Batepola - Bolagala - Bomugammana North - Bomugammana South - Dagonna East - Dagonna North - Dagonna South - Delpakadawara - Delwagura - Diklanda - Dimbuldeniya - Divulapitiya - Diyagampala - Doonagaha - Doonagaha South - Erabadda - Godigamuwa East - Godigamuwa West - Gurullagama - Halgahawelawatta - Haloluwa - Halpe 1 - Halpe 2 - Hangawatta - Hapugahagama - Hapuwalana - Hapuwalana North - Hapuwalana South - Heeralugedara - Henpitagedara - Hettimulla - Horagasmulla - Hunumulla - Ihala Madampella East - Ihala Madampella North - Ihala Madampella West - Ihala Madithiyawala - Ihalagama - Induragara North - Induragara South - Kadawala - Kadawala North - Kadawala South - Kaluaggala - Kaluaggala Pahalagama - Kalumada - Kaluwarippuwa East - Dakuna - Kaluwarippuwa East - Uthura - Katukenda - Katuwellegama North - Katuwellegama South - Kehelella North - Kehelella South - Kehelella West - Kelegedara - Kelepitimulla - Kithulwala Ihala - Kithulwala North - Kithulwala Pahala - Kongodamulla East - Kongodamulla North - Kongodamulla South - Kongodamulla West - Koradaminna - Kotadeniyawa - Kudagammana - Kuleegedara - Lihiniyagammana - Mellawagedara - Miriswatta - Moragalkanda - Nariyamulla - Nawana East - Nawana West - Otharawadiya - Pahala Madampella - Pahala Madithiyawala - Palliyapitiya East - Palliyapitiya West - Palugahawela - Paragoda North - Paragoda South - Parana Halpe East - Parana Halpe West - Parana Handiya - Pethigoda - Pinnakele - Pinnakele South - Pinnalanda - Polhena - Polwatta - Rassapana - Sayakkaramulla - Siringapathawatta - Thammita - Thotillagahawatta - Ullalapola East - Ullalapola West - Urapana - Walpita - Waradala - Wattemulla - Wekada - Welagana - Weragodamulla - Wewagedara ## Quick answers - Where is Aluthepola West?In Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Aluthepola West?Aluthepola East, Assennawatta West, Batepola, Doonagaha South, Henpitagedara, Katuwellegama South, Nilpanagoda East, Thotillagahawatta and Weragodamulla - How many villages are in Aluthepola West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Aluthepola West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Aluthepola West?District Hospital Minuwangoda, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Aluthepola West?Commercial Bank Head Office, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Aluthepola West?Kandawala, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluthepola West?Fuel Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Aluthepola West?LK1209515 (OCHA common operational dataset)