# Dolahena GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/dolahena/

Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division 

# Dolahena

Dolahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.78 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 27 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dolahena?

Dolahena lies in [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/), [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: [Batagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/batagama-north/), [Batagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/batagama-south/), [Hapugoda Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/hapugoda-central/), [Indiminna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/indiminna/) and [Polpitimookalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/polpitimookalana/). By area it is the 11081st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Dolahena is about 15 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0601° N, 79.9068° E. Local names: දොලහේන .

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 Dolahena

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

- Batagama South

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 Dolahena 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 Dolahena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital R.S. Medical Centre · Rilavulla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05645&mlon=79.89393#map=17/7.05645/79.89393) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Kapuwatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06055&mlon=79.89530#map=17/7.06055/79.89530) 

ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) 

Petrol pump Auto Filling Stationඛදුල්ල · Weligampitiya South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06496&mlon=79.89314#map=17/7.06496/79.89314) 

Hotel Kanayan Banquet Halls · Kapuwatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05996&mlon=79.89502#map=17/7.05996/79.89502) 

Mall K-Zone · Kapuwatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06030&mlon=79.89568#map=17/7.06030/79.89568) 

School De Mazenod College · Hapugoda Central 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04904&mlon=79.90584#map=17/7.04904/79.90584) 

College Assemblies of God Bible College · Weligampitiya South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07146&mlon=79.89689#map=17/7.07146/79.89689) 

Police station Kandana Police Station · Kandana East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04890&mlon=79.89746#map=17/7.04890/79.89746) 

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 Ja Ela DS Division

- Alexendrawatta
- Bandigoda
- Batagama North
- Batagama South
- Batuwatta East
- Batuwatta West
- Dambuwa
- Dandugama
- Dehiyagatha North
- Dehiyagatha South
- Ekala
- Ekala Kurunduwatta
- Gallawatta
- Hapugoda Central
- Hapugoda East
- Hapugoda West
- Indiminna
- Indivitiya
- Ja-Ela
- Jayasamarugama
- Jayasrigama
- Kalaeliya
- Kandana East
- Kandana West
- Kanuwana
- Kapuwatta
- Ketagewatta
- Kudahakapola North
- Kudahakapola South
- Maeliya
- Mahawatta
- Nagoda
- Narangodapaluwa East
- Narangodapaluwa West
- Nedurupitiya
- Nivandama North
- Nivandama South
- Peralanda
- Podiveekumbura
- Polpitimookalana
- Ragama
- Rampitiya
- Rilavulla
- Thewatta
- Thudella North
- Thudella South
- Thudella West
- Thumpeliya
- Uswatta
- Vishakawatta
- Walpola East
- Walpola West
- Weligampitiya North
- Weligampitiya South
- Wewala
- Yakkaduwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Dolahena?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dolahena?Batagama North, Batagama South, Hapugoda Central, Indiminna and Polpitimookalana
- How many villages are in Dolahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dolahena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dolahena?R.S. Medical Centre, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dolahena?Commercial Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dolahena?HDFC Bank ATM, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolahena?Auto Filling Stationඛදුල්ල, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dolahena?LK1221145 (OCHA common operational dataset)