# Pananwala GN division, Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/pananwala/

Grama Niladhari division · Dompe DS Division 

# Pananwala

Pananwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.09 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.1km²

## Where is Pananwala?

Pananwala lies in [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/), [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: [Ahugammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/ahugammana/), [Athurumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/athurumulla/), [Dekatana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/dekatana/), [Helummahara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/helummahara/), [Kanduboda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/kanduboda-east/), [Namaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/namaluwa/) and [Narampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/narampola/). By area it is the 9820th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Dompe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/dompe/). The centre of Pananwala is about 21 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9813° N, 80.0321° E. Local names: පනන්වල .

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 Pananwala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pananwala.

- Mukalana

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).

## Weather in Pananwala 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 Pananwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zone Health Care Hospital Pvt Ltd · Malwana 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94294&mlon=80.01745#map=17/6.94294/80.01745) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Delgoda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98919&mlon=80.01448#map=17/6.98919/80.01448) 

ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) 

Petrol pump cypetco · Namaluwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97007&mlon=80.04320#map=17/6.97007/80.04320) 

Hotel Hotel Sithmal · Udupila East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00653&mlon=80.02215#map=17/7.00653/80.02215) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Weliweriya East 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03424&mlon=80.02676#map=17/7.03424/80.02676) 

School Padmaawathee Central College · Namaluwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97112&mlon=80.04081#map=17/6.97112/80.04081) 

College Siri Jayanathi Maha Karuna Training Center · Ahugammana 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99144&mlon=80.04083#map=17/6.99144/80.04083) 

Police station Biyagama Police Station · Walgama West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96250&mlon=80.00897#map=17/6.96250/80.00897) 

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 Dompe DS Division

- Alliyawatta
- Anuragoda
- Anuragoda South
- Baduwatta
- Bandaranayakapura East
- Bandaranayakapura West
- Bangalawatta
- Bogahawatta
- Dangalla
- Dangalla North
- Degawatta
- Dekatana
- Demalagama
- Dethemulla
- Diyawala
- Diyawala North
- Dompe
- Egoda Guruwala
- Egoda Pelahela
- Etambagahawatta
- Galpothugoda
- Galwalagoda
- Ganegoda
- Ganihigama North
- Ganihigama South
- Giridara
- Giridara West
- Guruwala
- Helummahara
- Hiswella
- Iddamaldeniya
- Ihala Lunugama
- Indolamulla
- Indurugalla
- Kajugaswatta
- Kalukondayawa East
- Kalukondayawa West
- Kannimahara
- Kapugoda
- Kendagolla
- Keragala
- Kimbulvilawatta
- Kirimetiyawatta
- Kirindiwela
- Kiriwana
- Kithulakanda
- Kumarimulla
- Kurunduhena
- Kuttivila
- Lansiyahena
- Madurawa
- Mahal Loluwa
- Mahawalawatta
- Mailawalana
- Mailawalana South
- Malinda
- Malinda East
- Malwana
- Mandawala North
- Mandawala South
- Maryland Colony
- Mawatha
- Meddegama
- Meddegama North
- Meddegama South
- Meegahawatta
- Meethirigala
- Meniklanda
- Millathe
- Millathe Ihala
- Morahena
- Nakandapola
- Namaluwa
- Nandarama Pedesa
- Narampola
- Nedungolla
- Nedungolla South
- Nikawala
- Ovitigama
- Pahala Dompe
- Pahala Lunugama
- Pahala Mapitigama
- Pahala Millathe
- Pallegama
- Pallegama South
- Palugama
- Palugama West
- Palupelpita
- Parakadamulla
- Parangoda
- Parathapakanda
- Pattiyagama
- Pelahela
- Pelpita
- Pepiliyawala
- Pingamuwa
- Polhena
- Poogoda
- Punchi Mandawala
- Putupagala
- Radawana North
- Radawana South
- Rambutanwatta
- Ranwala
- Samanabedda
- Samanabedda North
- Senasungoda
- Thalgaswatta
- Thelkekuna
- Thimbirigama
- Thittapattara
- Udagama
- Udakanampella
- Udakanampella South
- Udamapitigama
- Udamapitigama South
- Udawela
- Udugama
- Vihara Kumbura
- Waharaka
- Walaramba
- Walpola
- Wanaluwawa North
- Wanaluwawa South
- Watawala
- Wathurugama
- Wedagama
- Welgama
- Weliketiyawatta
- Werahera
- Weralugampala
- Yakambe

## Quick answers

- Where is Pananwala?In Dompe DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pananwala?Ahugammana, Athurumulla, Dekatana, Helummahara, Kanduboda East, Namaluwa and Narampola
- How many villages are in Pananwala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pananwala?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pananwala?Zone Health Care Hospital Pvt Ltd, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pananwala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pananwala?ComBank ATM, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pananwala?cypetco, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pananwala?LK1230360 (OCHA common operational dataset)