# Kanuwana GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kanuwana/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Kanuwana Kanuwana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.47 km²**. Open map data shows 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 11mapped services ## Where is Kanuwana? Kanuwana 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: [Alexendrawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/alexendrawatta/), [Ja-Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ja-ela/), [Maeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/maeliya/), [Thudella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/thudella-south/), [Thudella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/thudella-west/) and [Weligampitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/weligampitiya-north/). By area it is the 12591st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Kanuwana is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0837° N, 79.8948° E. Local names: කනුවන . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Kanuwana 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 Kanuwana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ja ela Ragama Hospital · Thudella South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08710&mlon=79.89053#map=17/7.08710/79.89053) Bank N S B Ja Ela · Kanuwana 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08231&mlon=79.89120#map=17/7.08231/79.89120) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump Cypetco Filling Station · Kanuwana 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08451&mlon=79.89314#map=17/7.08451/79.89314) Hotel Walawwa Dutch House · Kanuwana 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08444&mlon=79.89470#map=17/7.08444/79.89470) Mall Reality Plaza · Weligampitiya South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07532&mlon=79.89214#map=17/7.07532/79.89214) School Seventh Day Adventist High School Kandana · Kanuwana 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08430&mlon=79.89326#map=17/7.08430/79.89326) College Higher Educational Centre · Kanuwana 0.4 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 0.5 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 Kanuwana Places mapped inside Kanuwana in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants4 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 - Kandana West - 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 Kanuwana?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanuwana?Alexendrawatta, Ja-Ela, Maeliya, Thudella South, Thudella West and Weligampitiya North - What is the best time to visit Kanuwana?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanuwana?Ja ela Ragama Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanuwana?N S B Ja Ela, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanuwana?HDFC Bank ATM, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanuwana?Cypetco Filling Station, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Kanuwana?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kanuwana?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Kanuwana?LK1221070 (OCHA common operational dataset)