# Katana West GN division, Katana DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/katana-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Katana DS Division 

# Katana West

Katana West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.65 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.6km²
- 2mapped services
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Katana West?

Katana West lies in [Katana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/), [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: [Bambukuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/bambukuliya/), [Ihala Kandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/ihala-kandawala/), [Kaluwarippuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/kaluwarippuwa-west/), [Katana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/katana-east/), [Katana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/katana-north/) and [Maha Ethgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/maha-ethgala/). By area it is the 5548th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Katana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/). The centre of Katana West is about 36 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 9.6 km from Katunayaka, the main town of Katana DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2553° N, 79.8998° E. Local names: කටාන 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 Katana West

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Katana West.

- Duriyangashandiya
- Katana 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 Katana 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 Katana West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sera Health Care Services · Ihala Kandawala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23079&mlon=79.88949#map=17/7.23079/79.88949) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Manaveriya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26855&mlon=79.86203#map=17/7.26855/79.86203) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Ihala Kandawala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24209&mlon=79.89283#map=17/7.24209/79.89283) 

Hotel The Villa Green Inn · Ihala Kandawala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24252&mlon=79.89382#map=17/7.24252/79.89382) 

Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) 

School Little Masters Pre School · Katana West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24982&mlon=79.89645#map=17/7.24982/79.89645) 

College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) 

Police station Sri Lanka Police Academy · K.C. De Silva Puraya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22604&mlon=79.87784#map=17/7.22604/79.87784) 

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 Katana West

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

- ATMs1
- Schools1

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 Katana DS Division

- Adikkandiya
- Air Force Camp
- Akkara 50
- Alawathupitiya
- Amandoluwa
- Ambalammulla
- Andiambalama East
- Andiambalama West
- Bambukuliya
- Bandarawatta East
- Bandarawatta West
- Dambaduraya
- Dewamottawa
- Ethgala
- Ethgala South
- Evariwatta
- Ganepola
- Heenatiyana East
- Heenatiyana South
- Heenatiyana West
- Ihala Kandawala
- K.C. De Silva Puraya
- Kadirana
- Kadirana North
- Kadirana South
- Kalahapitiya
- Kaluwarippuwa West
- Kasagahawatta
- Katana East
- Katana North
- Katiyala
- Katunayaka North
- Katunayaka South
- Katuwapitiya
- Kimbulapitiya Central
- Kimbulapitiya North
- Kimbulapitiya South
- Kimbulapitiya West
- Kondagammulla
- Kotugoda
- Kovinna
- Kurana Katunayaka North
- Kurana Katunayaka South
- Kurana Katunayaka West
- Kuswala
- Lansiyawadiya
- Liyanagemulla North
- Liyanagemulla South
- Madawala
- Maha Ethgala
- Mahahunupitiya East
- Mahahunupitiya West
- Manaveriya
- Mookalangamuwa East
- Mookalangamuwa West
- Muruthana
- Muthuwadiya
- Pahala Kadirana
- Pahala Kandawala
- Raddolugama North
- Raddolugama North A
- Raddolugama South
- Raddolugama South A
- Raddoluwa North
- Raddoluwa South
- Raddoluwa West
- Seeduwa
- Sellakanda
- Thempala
- Thimbirigaskatuwa
- Thoppuwa
- Udammita North
- Udammita South
- Udangawa
- Walanagoda
- Walpola
- Welihena North
- Welihena South

## Quick answers

- Where is Katana West?In Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Katana West?Bambukuliya, Ihala Kandawala, Kaluwarippuwa West, Katana East, Katana North and Maha Ethgala
- How many villages are in Katana West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Katana West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Katana West?Sera Health Care Services, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Katana West?Sampath Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Katana West?Kandawala, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katana West?Lanka IOC, about 1.7 km from the centre
- How many ATMs are in Katana West?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Katana West?LK1206040 (OCHA common operational dataset)