# Kuswala GN division, Katana DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/kuswala/ Grama Niladhari division · Katana DS Division # Kuswala Kuswala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 2mapped services - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kuswala? Kuswala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ganepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/ganepola/), [Madawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/madawala/), [Muthuwadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/muthuwadiya/), [Raddolugama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/raddolugama-north/), [Raddolugama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/raddolugama-south/), [Raddoluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/raddoluwa-west/) and [Thempala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/thempala/). By area it is the 9886th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Katana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/). The centre of Kuswala is about 24 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.6 km from Katunayaka, the main town of Katana DS Division. The centre point is at 7.1490° N, 79.8988° E. Local names: කුස්වල . 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 Kuswala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kuswala. - Kuswala 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 Kuswala Named natural and historic features inside Kuswala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kusalgalla 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 Kuswala 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 Kuswala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Seeduwa Hospitals · Mookalangamuwa West 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13870&mlon=79.87519#map=17/7.13870/79.87519) Bank Sanasa Bank · Raddolugama South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13998&mlon=79.89927#map=17/7.13998/79.89927) ATM SET · Evariwatta 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16494&mlon=79.88319#map=17/7.16494/79.88319) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kuswala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14589&mlon=79.89445#map=17/7.14589/79.89445) Hotel Green Olive Villa · Ganepola 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14613&mlon=79.90160#map=17/7.14613/79.90160) Mall NR Mortors · Katunayaka South 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15858&mlon=79.87183#map=17/7.15858/79.87183) School Kuswala Primary School · Kuswala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14931&mlon=79.89473#map=17/7.14931/79.89473) College NDES · Liyanagemulla North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15559&mlon=79.87422#map=17/7.15559/79.87422) Police station Raddolugama Police Station · Raddolugama South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14050&mlon=79.90035#map=17/7.14050/79.90035) 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 Kuswala Places mapped inside Kuswala in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - 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 - Katana West - 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 - 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 Kuswala?In Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kuswala?Ganepola, Madawala, Muthuwadiya, Raddolugama North, Raddolugama South, Raddoluwa West and Thempala - How many villages are in Kuswala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kuswala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kuswala?Seeduwa Hospitals, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kuswala?Sanasa Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kuswala?SET, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kuswala?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Kuswala?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kuswala?LK1206275 (OCHA common operational dataset)