# Welagana GN division, Divulapitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/welagana/ Grama Niladhari division · Divulapitiya DS Division # Welagana Welagana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.89 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.9km² - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welagana? Welagana 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 4 other GN divisions: [Barawavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/barawavila/), [Kalumada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/kalumada/), [Thammita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/thammita/) and [Walpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/walpita/). By area it is the 7202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/). The centre of Welagana is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2576° N, 80.0246° E. Local names: වෙළගාන . 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 Welagana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Welagana. - Welagana 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 Welagana Named natural and historic features inside Welagana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Galewatta 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 Welagana 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 Welagana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Falcon Hospital · Divulapitiya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22492&mlon=80.01627#map=17/7.22492/80.01627) Bank Sampath Bank · Divulapitiya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22619&mlon=80.02079#map=17/7.22619/80.02079) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Badabedda 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32870&mlon=80.02226#map=17/7.32870/80.02226) Hotel SARASA Guest · Balagalla West 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23733&mlon=80.02906#map=17/7.23733/80.02906) Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) School Nelum Wessa Preschool · Balagalla West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23599&mlon=80.02954#map=17/7.23599/80.02954) College Harischandra National College · Hapuwalana 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21335&mlon=79.99586#map=17/7.21335/79.99586) Police station Divulapitiya · Divulapitiya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22187&mlon=80.01706#map=17/7.22187/80.01706) 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 - 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 - Weragodamulla - Wewagedara ## Quick answers - Where is Welagana?In Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welagana?Barawavila, Kalumada, Thammita and Walpita - How many villages are in Welagana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Welagana?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Welagana?Falcon Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welagana?Sampath Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welagana?Commercial Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welagana?Ceypetco, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welagana?LK1209280 (OCHA common operational dataset)