# Balabowa GN division, Minuwangoda DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/balabowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Minuwangoda DS Division # Balabowa Balabowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balabowa? Balabowa lies in [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Balabowa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/balabowa-west/), [Korase](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/korase/), [Korase Meda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/korase-meda/), [Metikotumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/metikotumulla/), [Wadumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/wadumulla/) and [Walpitamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/walpitamulla/). By area it is the 8533rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/). The centre of Balabowa is about 30 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1559° N, 80.0113° E. Local names: බලබෝව . 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 Balabowa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Balabowa. - Balabowa 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 Balabowa Named natural and historic features inside Balabowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Silvatenna 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 Balabowa 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 Balabowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit - Bemmulla · Bemmulla 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12128&mlon=80.02606#map=17/7.12128/80.02606) Bank Magalegoda Sanasa Bank · Magalegoda South 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13595&mlon=80.03608#map=17/7.13595/80.03608) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) Petrol pump Bemmulla CEYPETCO Filling Station · Bemmulla 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12232&mlon=80.02943#map=17/7.12232/80.02943) Hotel priyamani　 · Metikotumulla 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16977&mlon=80.02092#map=17/7.16977/80.02092) Mall Adikari Multi Palace · Naiwala West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15924&mlon=80.03104#map=17/7.15924/80.03104) School Marapola Maha Vidyalaya · Marapola 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15661&mlon=80.02952#map=17/7.15661/80.02952) College HNDA Naiwala · Naiwala North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16667&mlon=80.03329#map=17/7.16667/80.03329) Police station Bemmulla Police Station · Bemmulla 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12074&mlon=80.02610#map=17/7.12074/80.02610) 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 Minuwangoda DS Division - Ambagahawatta - Arachchiwatta - Arangawa - Asgiriwalpola North - Asgiriwalpola South - Asgiriwalpola West - Asgiriya - Asgiriya North - Asgiriya South - Asgiriya West - Balabowa West - Batapotha - Bodhipihituwala - Boragodawatta North - Boragodawatta South - Burullapitiya - Dewalapola - Dombawala - Doranagoda East - Doranagoda North - Doranagoda South - Doranagoda West - Ellangala - Essella - Galkanda - Gallegedara - Galloluwa - Galloluwa East - Ganihimulla - Goigama - Helakandana - Hendimahara - Horampella North - Horampella South - Ihala Udugampala - Ihala Vithanamulla - Kalahugoda - Kalawana - Kamaragoda - Kehelbaddara East - Kehelbaddara West - Kopiwatta - Korase - Korase East - Korase Meda - Kotugoda 1 - Kotugoda 2 - Kudagoda - Mabodala East - Mabodala North - Mabodala South - Mabodala West - Madelgamuwa East - Madelgamuwa West - Maduruvita - Mahagama - Marapola - Mathammana - Meda Minuwangoda - Medemulla North - Medemulla South - Metikotumulla - Minuwangoda East - Minuwangoda North - Minuwangoda West - Naiwala East - Naiwala North - Naiwala West - Nalapaha - Nedagamuwa North - Nedagamuwa South - Nedagamuwa West - Nilpanagoda - Nilpanagoda East - Nilpanagoda West - Opatha - Pahala Udugampola East - Pahala Udugampola North - Pahala Udugampola South - Pahala Udugampola West - Pahala Vithanamulla - Pansilgoda - Pattanduwana - Pattanduwana North - Pattanduwana West - Pedipola - Peellawatta - Peralanda - Pethiyagoda North - Pethiyagoda South - Polwatta East - Polwatta West - Samurdhigama - Siyambalapitiya - Thammita - Thammita West - Uggalboda - Uggalboda West - Unnaruwa - Vigoda - Wadumulla - Walpitamulla - Wankepumulla - Wathumulla - Watinapaha - Watinapaha South - Wattegedara - Weediyawatta East - Weediyawatta West - Wegowwa East - Wegowwa South - Welhena - Weliya - Yagodamulla - Yagodamulla North - Yagodamulla South - Yatagama - Yatiyana - Yatiyana Central - Yatiyana East ## Quick answers - Where is Balabowa?In Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balabowa?Balabowa West, Korase, Korase Meda, Metikotumulla, Wadumulla and Walpitamulla - How many villages are in Balabowa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Balabowa?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Balabowa?Primary Medical Care Unit - Bemmulla, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balabowa?Magalegoda Sanasa Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balabowa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balabowa?Bemmulla CEYPETCO Filling Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balabowa?LK1215250 (OCHA common operational dataset)