# Nilpanagoda West GN division, Minuwangoda DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/nilpanagoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Minuwangoda DS Division # Nilpanagoda West Nilpanagoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.51 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Nilpanagoda West? Nilpanagoda West 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 4 other GN divisions: [Katuwellegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/katuwellegama-south/), [Medemulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/medemulla-north/), [Nilpanagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/nilpanagoda-east/) and [Palugahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/palugahawela/). By area it is the 12388th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Minuwangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/). The centre of Nilpanagoda West is about 32 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2013° N, 79.9511° E. Local names: නිල්පනාගොඩ 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nilpanagoda West Named natural and historic features inside Nilpanagoda West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Nilpanagoda - Nilpanagoda 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 Nilpanagoda 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 Nilpanagoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17255&mlon=79.95633#map=17/7.17255/79.95633) Bank Commercial Bank Head Office · Medemulla South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18609&mlon=79.95201#map=17/7.18609/79.95201) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Air Force Camp 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17467&mlon=79.88739#map=17/7.17467/79.88739) Petrol pump Fuel Station · Meda Minuwangoda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16954&mlon=79.94908#map=17/7.16954/79.94908) Hotel K&K Country Resort · Arangawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18676&mlon=79.96843#map=17/7.18676/79.96843) Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) School Nilpanagoda Central College · Medemulla North 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19760&mlon=79.95226#map=17/7.19760/79.95226) College IDM Achievers International Campus Minuwangoda · Minuwangoda East 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17333&mlon=79.96190#map=17/7.17333/79.96190) Police station Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17424&mlon=79.95812#map=17/7.17424/79.95812) 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 Nilpanagoda West Places mapped inside Nilpanagoda West in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 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 - 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 - 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 Nilpanagoda West?In Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nilpanagoda West?Katuwellegama South, Medemulla North, Nilpanagoda East and Palugahawela - What is the best time to visit Nilpanagoda West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nilpanagoda West?District Hospital Minuwangoda, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nilpanagoda West?Commercial Bank Head Office, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nilpanagoda West?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nilpanagoda West?Fuel Station, about 3.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nilpanagoda West?LK1215010 (OCHA common operational dataset)