# Walpola East GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/walpola-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Walpola East Walpola East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walpola East? Walpola East 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: [Batuwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/batuwatta-east/), [Batuwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/batuwatta-west/), [Narangodapaluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/narangodapaluwa-west/), [Polpitimookalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/polpitimookalana/), [Thewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/thewatta/) and [Walpola West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/walpola-west/). By area it is the 10726th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Walpola East is about 16 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0487° N, 79.9317° E. Local names: වල්පොල නැගෙනහිර . 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 Walpola East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walpola East. - Batuwatta West 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 Walpola East 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 Walpola East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwasarana Hospital · Thewatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03256&mlon=79.92292#map=17/7.03256/79.92292) Bank People's Bank Batuwatta Branch · Narangodapaluwa West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05279&mlon=79.93676#map=17/7.05279/79.93676) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ragama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02795&mlon=79.91569#map=17/7.02795/79.91569) Hotel Saninro Hotel Ragama · Ragama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02985&mlon=79.92284#map=17/7.02985/79.92284) Mall K-Zone · Kapuwatta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06030&mlon=79.89568#map=17/7.06030/79.89568) School Nisala Pre School · Narangodapaluwa West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04555&mlon=79.93703#map=17/7.04555/79.93703) College De Mazenod College Board of Prefects · Peralanda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04035&mlon=79.91399#map=17/7.04035/79.91399) Police station Ragama Police Station · Thewatta 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03512&mlon=79.92435#map=17/7.03512/79.92435) 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 - 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 - 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 West - Weligampitiya North - Weligampitiya South - Wewala - Yakkaduwa ## Quick answers - Where is Walpola East?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Walpola East?Batuwatta East, Batuwatta West, Narangodapaluwa West, Polpitimookalana, Thewatta and Walpola West - How many villages are in Walpola East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Walpola East?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Walpola East?Suwasarana Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walpola East?People's Bank Batuwatta Branch, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walpola East?HDFC Bank ATM, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walpola East?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walpola East?LK1221215 (OCHA common operational dataset)