# Nahena GN division, Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/nahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Kelaniya DS Division # Nahena Nahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.63 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Nahena? Nahena 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 7 other GN divisions: [Akbar Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/akbar-town/), [Egoda Eriyawetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/egoda-eriyawetiya/), [Enderamulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/enderamulla-east/), [Eriyawetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/eriyawetiya/), [Hunupitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/hunupitiya-east/), [Hunupitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/hunupitiya-north/) and [Nathuduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/nathuduwa-west/). By area it is the 11807th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Kelaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/). The centre of Nahena is about 9.1 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9870° N, 79.9121° E. Local names: නාහේන . 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 Nahena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nahena. - Nahena 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 Nahena Named natural and historic features inside Nahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Mahena 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 Nahena 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 Nahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Weweldoowa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97656&mlon=79.91444#map=17/6.97656/79.91444) Bank Peoples Bank · Enderamulla West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99637&mlon=79.91776#map=17/6.99637/79.91776) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Enderamulla East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99511&mlon=79.91504#map=17/6.99511/79.91504) Hotel Hotel Sancharina · Nahena 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98571&mlon=79.91444#map=17/6.98571/79.91444) Mall Laksela Trade Centre · Thalawathuhenpita South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97963&mlon=79.92889#map=17/6.97963/79.92889) School Hunupitiya Bandaranayake College · Hunupitiya East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98386&mlon=79.91048#map=17/6.98386/79.91048) College Department of Drama, Cinema and Television - University of Kelaniya · Egoda Eriyawetiya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97750&mlon=79.91680#map=17/6.97750/79.91680) Police station Gongithota Police Station · Gongithota 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00239&mlon=79.90804#map=17/7.00239/79.90804) 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 Nahena Places mapped inside Nahena 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 Kelaniya DS Division - Dalugama - Dalugamgoda - Dippitigoda - Egoda Eriyawetiya - Eriyawetiya - Galborella - Himbutuwelgoda - Hunupitiya East - Hunupitiya North - Hunupitiya South - Kelaniya - Kendahena - Kiribathgoda - Koholvila - Meegahawatta - Mewella - 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 Nahena?In Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nahena?Akbar Town, Egoda Eriyawetiya, Enderamulla East, Eriyawetiya, Hunupitiya East, Hunupitiya North and Nathuduwa West - How many villages are in Nahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nahena?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nahena?Medical Center, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nahena?Peoples Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nahena?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nahena?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nahena?LK1236015 (OCHA common operational dataset)