# Welihena North GN division, Katana DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Katana DS Division 

# Welihena North

Welihena North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.21 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Welihena North?

Welihena North 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 5 other GN divisions: [Adikkandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/adikkandiya/), [Daluwakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/daluwakotuwa/), [Daluwakotuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/daluwakotuwa-east/), [Kochchikade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/kochchikade/) and [Welihena South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/welihena-south/). By area it is the 9369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Katana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/). The centre of Welihena North is about 35 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 9.5 km from Katunayaka, the main town of Katana DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2502° N, 79.8598° E. Local names: වැලිහේන උතුර .

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 Welihena North

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Welihena North.

- Daluwakotuwa
- Welihena

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 Welihena North 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 Welihena North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Four Paws Animal Hospital · Kochchikade 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26093&mlon=79.85872#map=17/7.26093/79.85872) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Kochchikade 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26369&mlon=79.85844#map=17/7.26369/79.85844) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Daluwakotuwa East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25336&mlon=79.85470#map=17/7.25336/79.85470) 

Hotel Ivory laze Resort Negombo · Daluwakotuwa East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24962&mlon=79.85207#map=17/7.24962/79.85207) 

Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) 

School Loyola College · Daluwakotuwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25390&mlon=79.85320#map=17/7.25390/79.85320) 

College Daluwakotuwa · Daluwakotuwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25531&mlon=79.85452#map=17/7.25531/79.85452) 

Police station Kochchikade Police Station · Kochchikade 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26506&mlon=79.85719#map=17/7.26506/79.85719) 

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 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
- Walpola
- Welihena South

## Quick answers

- Where is Welihena North?In Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welihena North?Adikkandiya, Daluwakotuwa, Daluwakotuwa East, Kochchikade and Welihena South
- How many villages are in Welihena North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Welihena North?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welihena North?Four Paws Animal Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welihena North?Hatton National Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welihena North?Commercial Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welihena North?Ceypetco, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welihena North?LK1206060 (OCHA common operational dataset)