# Essella GN division, Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/essella/ Grama Niladhari division · Minuwangoda DS Division # Essella Essella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.86 km²**. - 1.9km² ## Where is Essella? Essella 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: [Mabodala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/mabodala-east/), [Mabodala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/mabodala-south/), [Metikotumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/metikotumulla/), [Naiwala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/naiwala-north/), [Pahala Vithanamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/pahala-vithanamulla/) and [Yatagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/yatagama/). By area it is the 7299th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/). The centre of Essella is about 33 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1797° N, 80.0238° E. Local names: එස්සැල්ල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Essella Named natural and historic features inside Essella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kosgahayaya 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 Essella 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 Essella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Government Hospital · Bomugammana North 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21602&mlon=80.01137#map=17/7.21602/80.01137) Bank Hatton National Bank · Hiripitiya South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15709&mlon=80.05367#map=17/7.15709/80.05367) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Thalgasmote 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15412&mlon=80.06198#map=17/7.15412/80.06198) Hotel priyamani　 · Metikotumulla 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16977&mlon=80.02092#map=17/7.16977/80.02092) Mall Niwala Veyangoda · Naiwala North 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17643&mlon=80.02997#map=17/7.17643/80.02997) School Windom English Pre School · Naiwala West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.03452#map=17/7.16261/80.03452) College HNDA Naiwala · Naiwala North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16667&mlon=80.03329#map=17/7.16667/80.03329) Police station Divulapitiya · Divulapitiya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22187&mlon=80.01706#map=17/7.22187/80.01706) 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 - Balabowa West - Batapotha - Bodhipihituwala - Boragodawatta North - Boragodawatta South - Burullapitiya - Dewalapola - Dombawala - Doranagoda East - Doranagoda North - Doranagoda South - Doranagoda West - Ellangala - 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 Essella?In Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Essella?Mabodala East, Mabodala South, Metikotumulla, Naiwala North, Pahala Vithanamulla and Yatagama - What is the best time to visit Essella?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Essella?Government Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Essella?Hatton National Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Essella?Commercial Bank ATM, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Essella?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Essella?LK1215220 (OCHA common operational dataset)