# Ekala GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ekala/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Ekala Ekala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped services - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ekala? Ekala 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 4 other GN divisions: [Ekala Kurunduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ekala-kurunduwatta/), [Gallawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/gallawatta/), [Mahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/mahawatta/) and [Vishakawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/vishakawatta/). By area it is the 9369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Ekala is about 20 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1064° N, 79.9144° E. Local names: ඒකල . 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 Ekala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ekala. - Megoda Bolanda 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 Ekala 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 Ekala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Radiant Eye Hospital · Dandugama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10103&mlon=79.88435#map=17/7.10103/79.88435) Bank Commercial Bank · Ekala Kurunduwatta 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10085&mlon=79.90989#map=17/7.10085/79.90989) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kotugoda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11974&mlon=79.91832#map=17/7.11974/79.91832) Hotel Araliya Hotel · Ekala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10801&mlon=79.91223#map=17/7.10801/79.91223) Mall Reality Plaza · Weligampitiya South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07532&mlon=79.89214#map=17/7.07532/79.89214) School Kotgoda Romanu Catholika Primary School · Kasagahawatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12159&mlon=79.92049#map=17/7.12159/79.92049) College Higher Educational Centre · Kanuwana 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08453&mlon=79.89799#map=17/7.08453/79.89799) Police station Ja-Ela Police Station · Thudella West 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08103&mlon=79.89066#map=17/7.08103/79.89066) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ekala Places mapped inside Ekala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Ja Ela DS Division - Alexendrawatta - Bandigoda - Batagama North - Batagama South - Batuwatta East - Batuwatta West - Dambuwa - Dandugama - Dehiyagatha North - Dehiyagatha South - Dolahena - 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 Ekala?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ekala?Ekala Kurunduwatta, Gallawatta, Mahawatta and Vishakawatta - How many villages are in Ekala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ekala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ekala?Radiant Eye Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ekala?Commercial Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ekala?HDFC Bank ATM, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ekala?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ekala?LK1221030 (OCHA common operational dataset)