# Walpola GN division, Katana DS Division, Gampaha District

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Grama Niladhari division · Katana DS Division 

# Walpola

Walpola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.74 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.7km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Walpola?

Walpola 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: [Andiambalama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/andiambalama-east/), [Andiambalama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/andiambalama-west/), [Boragodawatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/boragodawatta-north/), [Dagonna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/dagonna-south/), [Kimbulapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/kimbulapitiya-south/), [Palugahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/palugahawela/) and [Yatiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/yatiyana/). By area it is the 7618th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Katana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/). The centre of Walpola is about 30 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 4.8 km from Katunayaka, the main town of Katana DS Division. The centre point is at 7.1945° N, 79.9238° E. Local names: වල්පොල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Walpola 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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17255&mlon=79.95633#map=17/7.17255/79.95633) 

Bank Rural bank · Dagonna North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=79.91820#map=17/7.20957/79.91820) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Air Force Camp 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17467&mlon=79.88739#map=17/7.17467/79.88739) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Meda Minuwangoda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16954&mlon=79.94908#map=17/7.16954/79.94908) 

Hotel Airport Resort · Walpola 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19357&mlon=79.92139#map=17/7.19357/79.92139) 

Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) 

School Yatiyana Maha Vidyalaya · Yatiyana 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18559&mlon=79.92874#map=17/7.18559/79.92874) 

College Sussex College Negombo · Andiambalama East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18753&mlon=79.91850#map=17/7.18753/79.91850) 

Police station Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17424&mlon=79.95812#map=17/7.17424/79.95812) 

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 Walpola

Places mapped inside Walpola 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 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
- 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
- Welihena North
- Welihena South

## Quick answers

- Where is Walpola?In Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walpola?Andiambalama East, Andiambalama West, Boragodawatta North, Dagonna South, Kimbulapitiya South, Palugahawela and Yatiyana
- What is the best time to visit Walpola?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walpola?District Hospital Minuwangoda, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walpola?Rural bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walpola?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walpola?Fuel Station, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walpola?LK1206180 (OCHA common operational dataset)