# Maeliya GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/maeliya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Maeliya Maeliya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped services - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maeliya? Maeliya 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/), [Bandigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/bandigoda/), [Ja-Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ja-ela/), [Kanuwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kanuwana/), [Thumpeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/thumpeliya/) and [Weligampitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/weligampitiya-south/). By area it is the 9324th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Maeliya is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0780° N, 79.9015° E. Local names: මාඑළිය . 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 Maeliya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maeliya. - Maeliya 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Maeliya Named natural and historic features inside Maeliya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Alexandra - Ja-Ela - Straatenwyk Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Maeliya 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 Maeliya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jaela regional hospital · Ja-Ela 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07505&mlon=79.89407#map=17/7.07505/79.89407) Bank Rural Bank · Ja-Ela 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07920&mlon=79.89243#map=17/7.07920/79.89243) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump C P C · Weligampitiya South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07326&mlon=79.89293#map=17/7.07326/79.89293) Hotel Ama River View Hall · Maeliya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08283&mlon=79.89997#map=17/7.08283/79.89997) Mall Reality Plaza · Weligampitiya South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07532&mlon=79.89214#map=17/7.07532/79.89214) School Pre School · Ja-Ela 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08013&mlon=79.89603#map=17/7.08013/79.89603) College Higher Educational Centre · Kanuwana 0.8 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 1.2 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 Maeliya Places mapped inside Maeliya 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 - 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 - 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 Maeliya?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maeliya?Alexendrawatta, Bandigoda, Ja-Ela, Kanuwana, Thumpeliya and Weligampitiya South - How many villages are in Maeliya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maeliya?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maeliya?Jaela regional hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maeliya?Rural Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maeliya?HDFC Bank ATM, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maeliya?C P C, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maeliya?LK1221105 (OCHA common operational dataset)