# Balawala GN division, Divulapitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/balawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Divulapitiya DS Division # Balawala Balawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.06 km²**. - 1.1km² ## Where is Balawala? Balawala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Akarangaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/akarangaha/), [Badalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/badalgama/), [Godigamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/godigamuwa-east/), [Lihiniyagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/lihiniyagammana/) and [Nalawalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/nalawalana/). By area it is the 9926th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/). The centre of Balawala is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2821° N, 79.9731° E. Local names: බලවල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Balawala Named natural and historic features inside Balawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Beatrice 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 Balawala 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 Balawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akaragama Divisional Hospital · Akaragama West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26889&mlon=79.95525#map=17/7.26889/79.95525) Bank Peoples Bank · Bomugammana South 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22804&mlon=80.00733#map=17/7.22804/80.00733) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Madampella Filling Station · Halpe 1 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26074&mlon=79.93803#map=17/7.26074/79.93803) Hotel Serene Villa Madampella · Pahala Madampella 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26723&mlon=79.95004#map=17/7.26723/79.95004) Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) School Godigomuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Akaragama North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27274&mlon=79.95946#map=17/7.27274/79.95946) College Sandalanka Central College · Wetakeyawa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32180&mlon=79.96212#map=17/7.32180/79.96212) Police station Police Station Divulapitiya · Bomugammana North 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22669&mlon=80.00355#map=17/7.22669/80.00355) 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 - Aluthepola West - Ambalayaya - Andimulla - Assennawatta East - Assennawatta West - Badalgama - Balagalla East - Balagalla West - 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 Balawala?In Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balawala?Akarangaha, Badalgama, Godigamuwa East, Lihiniyagammana and Nalawalana - What is the best time to visit Balawala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Balawala?Akaragama Divisional Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balawala?Peoples Bank, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balawala?Kandawala, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balawala?Madampella Filling Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balawala?LK1209035 (OCHA common operational dataset)