# Kandana West GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division 

# Kandana West

Kandana West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.39 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 10mapped services
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kandana West?

Kandana West 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 6 other GN divisions: [Jayasamarugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/jayasamarugama/), [Kandana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kandana-east/), [Nagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/nagoda/), [Nedurupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/nedurupitiya/), [Rilavulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/rilavulla/) and [Uswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/uswatta/). By area it is the 12957th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Kandana West is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0465° N, 79.8955° E. Local names: කඳාන බටහිර .

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 Kandana West

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

- Aniakanda

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 Kandana West 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 Kandana West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sense Rehabilitation and Sports Hospital · Jayasamarugama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04201&mlon=79.89832#map=17/7.04201/79.89832) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Kandana West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04569&mlon=79.89710#map=17/7.04569/79.89710) 

ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) 

Petrol pump C P C · Jayasamarugama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03603&mlon=79.89883#map=17/7.03603/79.89883) 

Hotel Moon Light Hotel · Kandana West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04729&mlon=79.89650#map=17/7.04729/79.89650) 

Mall K-Zone · Kapuwatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06030&mlon=79.89568#map=17/7.06030/79.89568) 

School Sparkle Tots International Preschool · Kandana West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04778&mlon=79.89391#map=17/7.04778/79.89391) 

College St. Sebastian's College Kandana · Nedurupitiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04810&mlon=79.89184#map=17/7.04810/79.89184) 

Police station Kandana Police Station · Kandana East 0.3 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kandana West

Places mapped inside Kandana West in open map data, by type.

- Banks4
- Hotels2
- Schools1
- Restaurants3

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
- Ekala Kurunduwatta
- Gallawatta
- Hapugoda Central
- Hapugoda East
- Hapugoda West
- Indiminna
- Indivitiya
- Ja-Ela
- Jayasamarugama
- Jayasrigama
- Kalaeliya
- Kandana East
- 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 Kandana West?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandana West?Jayasamarugama, Kandana East, Nagoda, Nedurupitiya, Rilavulla and Uswatta
- How many villages are in Kandana West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kandana West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandana West?Sense Rehabilitation and Sports Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandana West?Sampath Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandana West?HDFC Bank ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandana West?C P C, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Kandana West?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kandana West?LK1221180 (OCHA common operational dataset)