# Uruwala West GN division, Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District

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Grama Niladhari division · Mahara DS Division 

# Uruwala West

Uruwala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.1km²
- 35 mtypical elevation

## Where is Uruwala West?

Uruwala 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 9 other GN divisions: [Aramangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/aramangoda/), [Buthpitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/buthpitiya-south/), [Etikehelgalla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/etikehelgalla-east/), [Etikehelgalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/etikehelgalla-west/), [Kahatana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/kahatana/), [Nedungamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/nedungamuwa/), [Pilikuttuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/pilikuttuwa/), [Siwralumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/siwralumulla/) and [Uruwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/uruwala-east/). By area it is the 6789th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Mahara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/). The centre of Uruwala West is about 24 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0438° N, 80.0388° E. Local names: ඌරුවල 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 Uruwala West

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Uruwala West.

- Uruwala

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 Uruwala 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 Uruwala West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ayurvedic hospital · Embaraluwa South 2 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02194&mlon=80.00988#map=17/7.02194/80.00988) 

Bank Seylan Bank ,Abans, · Weliweriya East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03319&mlon=80.02779#map=17/7.03319/80.02779) 

ATM nation trust Bank ATM · Henarathgoda 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07258&mlon=80.01521#map=17/7.07258/80.01521) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Embaraluwa South 1 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01761&mlon=80.02606#map=17/7.01761/80.02606) 

Hotel Roomi · Nedungamuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04594&mlon=80.02292#map=17/7.04594/80.02292) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Weliweriya East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03424&mlon=80.02676#map=17/7.03424/80.02676) 

School WP/KE?Uruwala Junior School · Uruwala East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04698&mlon=80.04626#map=17/7.04698/80.04626) 

College Miriswaththa Nenasala IT Training Center · Henarathgoda 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07289&mlon=80.01561#map=17/7.07289/80.01561) 

Police station Weliweriya Police station · Weliweriya North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03449&mlon=80.02621#map=17/7.03449/80.02621) 

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
- Gonahena West
- 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
- Vilimbula North
- Vilimbula South
- Warapalana
- Webada East
- Webada North
- Webada South
- Webada West
- Yongammulla

## Quick answers

- Where is Uruwala West?In Mahara DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Uruwala West?Aramangoda, Buthpitiya South, Etikehelgalla East, Etikehelgalla West, Kahatana, Nedungamuwa, Pilikuttuwa, Siwralumulla and Uruwala East
- How many villages are in Uruwala West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Uruwala West?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Uruwala West?ayurvedic hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Uruwala West?Seylan Bank ,Abans,, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Uruwala West?nation trust Bank ATM, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uruwala West?Lanka IOC, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Uruwala West?LK1233095 (OCHA common operational dataset)