# Gonahena West GN division, Mahara DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/gonahena-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahara DS Division # Gonahena West Gonahena West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gonahena West? Gonahena West lies in [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/), [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: [Eldeniya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/eldeniya-east/), [Eldeniya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/eldeniya-west/), [Gonahena North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/gonahena-north/), [Gonahena South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/gonahena-south/), [Ihala Biyanvila Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/ihala-biyanvila-central/), [Mawaramandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/mawaramandiya/) and [Meegahawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/biyagama/meegahawatta-west/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/). The centre of Gonahena West is about 16 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9975° N, 79.9772° E. Local names: ගෝනහේන බටහිර . 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 Gonahena West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gonahena West. - Gonahena 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 Gonahena West 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 Gonahena West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwasiri Hospital · Ihala Karagahamuna South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00417&mlon=79.95280#map=17/7.00417/79.95280) Bank NDB Bank · Ihala Biyanvila North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00369&mlon=79.95670#map=17/7.00369/79.95670) ATM Hatton National Bank ATM · Sapugaskanda 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96742&mlon=79.96506#map=17/6.96742/79.96506) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Ihala Biyanvila North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00300&mlon=79.95528#map=17/7.00300/79.95528) Hotel Container Villa Collection · Mawaramandiya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99044&mlon=79.96336#map=17/6.99044/79.96336) Mall Kiribathgoda Public Market · Thalawathuhenpita South 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97863&mlon=79.93007#map=17/6.97863/79.93007) School Piyo Kid PreSchool · Siyambalape North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98641&mlon=79.97844#map=17/6.98641/79.97844) College RMIT Campus · Makola North Central 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97950&mlon=79.95602#map=17/6.97950/79.95602) Police station Kadawatha Police Station · Pahala Karagahamuna West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00145&mlon=79.95015#map=17/7.00145/79.95015) 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 Mahara DS Division - Ahugammana - Akbar Town - Ambagaspitiya - Amunukumbura - Amunukumbura South - Appugewatta - Aramangoda - Aramangoda North - Balivila - Batepola - Batepola North - Buthpitiya North - Buthpitiya South - Dalupitiya East - Dalupitiya South - Dalupitiya West - Dangahawela - Eldeniya East - Eldeniya West - Enderamulla East - Enderamulla South - Enderamulla West - Etikehelgalla East - Etikehelgalla West - Gonahena East - Gonahena North - Gonahena South - Gongithota - Gongithota West - Henegama - Ihala Karagahamuna East - Ihala Karagahamuna North - Ihala Karagahamuna South - Kahatana - Kandumulla - Kendaliyeddapaluwa East - Kendaliyeddapaluwa North - Kendaliyeddapaluwa West - Kimbulgoda - Kinigama - Kirikitta East - Kirikitta North - Kirikitta West - Kirillawala - Kirillawala North - Kirillawala South - Kirillawala West - Kirimetiyagara - Kopiwatta - Mahara Nugegoda East - Mahara Nugegoda North - Mahara Nugegoda South - Mahara Nugegoda West - Maharagama - Maligathenna - Malwathuhiripitiya - Naranwala - Naranwala South - Nathuduwa - Nathuduwa West - Neelamahara North - Neelamahara South - Neligama - Pahala Karagahamuna East - Pahala Karagahamuna North - Pahala Karagahamuna West - Pasgammana - Pilikuttuwa - Pinnameda - Pinnameda West - Pituwalgoda - Puwakpitiya - Puwakwetiya - Rammuthugala - Siwralumulla - Sooriyapaluwa East - Sooriyapaluwa North - Sooriyapaluwa South - Udupila East - Udupila North - Udupila South - Uruwala East - Uruwala West - Vilimbula North - Vilimbula South - Warapalana - Webada East - Webada North - Webada South - Webada West - Yongammulla ## Quick answers - Where is Gonahena West?In Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gonahena West?Eldeniya East, Eldeniya West, Gonahena North, Gonahena South, Ihala Biyanvila Central, Mawaramandiya and Meegahawatta West - How many villages are in Gonahena West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gonahena West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gonahena West?Suwasiri Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gonahena West?NDB Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gonahena West?Hatton National Bank ATM, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonahena West?Lanka IOC, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gonahena West?LK1233325 (OCHA common operational dataset)