# Kelaniya GN division, Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/kelaniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kelaniya DS Division # Kelaniya Kelaniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.01 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 10mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kelaniya? Kelaniya lies in [Kelaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/), [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: [Galborella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/galborella/), [Galedanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/galedanda/), [Gonawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/gonawala-west/), [Kelanimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kelanimulla/), [Koholvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/koholvila/), [Polhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/polhena/), [Sinharamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/sinharamulla/) and [Sinharamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/sinharamulla-north/). By area it is the 10131st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Kelaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/). The centre of Kelaniya is about 8.6 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9564° N, 79.9238° E. Local names: කැලණිය . 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 Kelaniya Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kelaniya. The largest with a recorded population: Kelaniya (28,846). - Galedanda - Gonawala Kelaniya - Kelaniya - Vihara Junction 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 Kelaniya 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 Kelaniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ravana Arana - රාවණා අරණ · Kelaniya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95518&mlon=79.92110#map=17/6.95518/79.92110) Bank National Savings Bank · Kelaniya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95388&mlon=79.91877#map=17/6.95388/79.91877) ATM NSB · Kelaniya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95382&mlon=79.91880#map=17/6.95382/79.91880) Petrol pump NSN Enterprises · Pilapitiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95207&mlon=79.90837#map=17/6.95207/79.90837) Hotel Melvila · Kelaniya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95548&mlon=79.92385#map=17/6.95548/79.92385) Mall Udeshi City · Thalawathuhenpita South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97733&mlon=79.92929#map=17/6.97733/79.92929) School Little Friends Preschool and Day Care Center · Kelaniya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95518&mlon=79.92110#map=17/6.95518/79.92110) College House of education · Kelaniya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95290&mlon=79.92434#map=17/6.95290/79.92434) Police station Police Station Kelaniya · Kelaniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95033&mlon=79.91758#map=17/6.95033/79.91758) 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 Kelaniya Places mapped inside Kelaniya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Hotels1 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Kelaniya DS Division - Dalugama - Dalugamgoda - Dippitigoda - Egoda Eriyawetiya - Eriyawetiya - Galborella - Himbutuwelgoda - Hunupitiya East - Hunupitiya North - Hunupitiya South - Kendahena - Kiribathgoda - Koholvila - Meegahawatta - Mewella - Nahena - Nungamugoda - Pattiya East - Pattiya North - Pattiya West - Peliyagoda Gangabada - Peliyagoda Gangabada East - Peliyagodawatta - Pethiyagoda - Pilapitiya - Polhena - Sinharamulla - Sinharamulla North - Thalawathuhenpita North - Thalawathuhenpita South - Wanawasala East - Wanawasala West - Warakanatta - Wedamulla - Welegoda - Weweldoowa ## Quick answers - Where is Kelaniya?In Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kelaniya?Galborella, Galedanda, Gonawala West, Kelanimulla, Koholvila, Polhena, Sinharamulla and Sinharamulla North - How many villages are in Kelaniya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kelaniya?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kelaniya?Ravana Arana - රාවණා අරණ, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kelaniya?National Savings Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kelaniya?NSB, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kelaniya?NSN Enterprises, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kelaniya?1 mapped - How many banks are in Kelaniya?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kelaniya?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kelaniya?LK1236160 (OCHA common operational dataset)