# Welihena South GN division, Katana DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Katana DS Division 

# Welihena South

Welihena South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.36 km²**.

- 1.4km²

## Where is Welihena South?

Welihena South 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 8 other GN divisions: [Adikkandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/adikkandiya/), [Dalupotha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/dalupotha-east/), [Daluwakotuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/daluwakotuwa-east/), [Ethgala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/ethgala-south/), [Kattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/kattuwa/), [Pahala Kandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/pahala-kandawala/), [Thimbirigaskatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/thimbirigaskatuwa/) and [Welihena North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/welihena-north/). By area it is the 8829th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Katana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/). The centre of Welihena South is about 34 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 8.1 km from Katunayaka, the main town of Katana DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2394° N, 79.8653° E. Local names: වැලිහේන දකුණ .

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Welihena South

Named natural and historic features inside Welihena South, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Nelson

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 Welihena South 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 South

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Negombo Health Care Private Hospital · Kattuwa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23857&mlon=79.84851#map=17/7.23857/79.84851) 

Bank BOC Katana · Sellakanda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22084&mlon=79.86046#map=17/7.22084/79.86046) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) 

Petrol pump s kanthi gas shop · Dalupotha East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23355&mlon=79.85880#map=17/7.23355/79.85880) 

Hotel christophershomestay.com · Dalupotha East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23405&mlon=79.86457#map=17/7.23405/79.86457) 

Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) 

School JGO Preschool · Thimbirigaskatuwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22763&mlon=79.86737#map=17/7.22763/79.86737) 

College JGO International College · Dalupotha East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22908&mlon=79.86152#map=17/7.22908/79.86152) 

Police station Sri Lanka Police Academy · K.C. De Silva Puraya 2.0 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.

## 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 North

## Quick answers

- Where is Welihena South?In Katana DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welihena South?Adikkandiya, Dalupotha East, Daluwakotuwa East, Ethgala South, Kattuwa, Pahala Kandawala, Thimbirigaskatuwa and Welihena North
- What is the best time to visit Welihena South?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welihena South?Negombo Health Care Private Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welihena South?BOC Katana, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welihena South?Commercial Bank, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welihena South?s kanthi gas shop, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welihena South?LK1206065 (OCHA common operational dataset)