# Wewala GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/wewala/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Wewala Wewala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.16 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 6mapped services - 2 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wewala? Wewala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Indivitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/indivitiya/), [Kalaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kalaeliya/), [Kapuwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kapuwatta/), [Kunjawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kunjawatta/) and [Weligampitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/weligampitiya-south/). By area it is the 9569th 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 Wewala is about 15 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0639° N, 79.8837° E. Local names: වෑවල . 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 Wewala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wewala. - Wewala 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 Wewala 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 Wewala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital R.S. Medical Centre · Rilavulla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05645&mlon=79.89393#map=17/7.05645/79.89393) Bank Peoples bank · Weligampitiya South 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06900&mlon=79.89366#map=17/7.06900/79.89366) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump Auto Filling Stationඛදුල්ල · Weligampitiya South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06496&mlon=79.89314#map=17/7.06496/79.89314) Hotel Kanayan Banquet Halls · Kapuwatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05996&mlon=79.89502#map=17/7.05996/79.89502) Mall K-Zone · Kapuwatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06030&mlon=79.89568#map=17/7.06030/79.89568) School Wewala primary school · Wewala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06693&mlon=79.88501#map=17/7.06693/79.88501) College Easy English Academy · Kalaeliya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05396&mlon=79.88274#map=17/7.05396/79.88274) Police station Ja-Ela Police Station · Thudella West 2.1 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 Wewala Places mapped inside Wewala in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 - 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 - Yakkaduwa ## Quick answers - Where is Wewala?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wewala?Indivitiya, Kalaeliya, Kapuwatta, Kunjawatta and Weligampitiya South - How many villages are in Wewala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wewala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wewala?R.S. Medical Centre, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wewala?Peoples bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wewala?HDFC Bank ATM, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewala?Auto Filling Stationඛදුල්ල, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wewala?LK1221125 (OCHA common operational dataset)