# Welhena GN division, Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District

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Grama Niladhari division · Minuwangoda DS Division 

# Welhena

Welhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.49 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 34 mtypical elevation

## Where is Welhena?

Welhena 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 8 other GN divisions: [Kehelbaddara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/kehelbaddara-west/), [Mathammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/mathammana/), [Pattanduwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/pattanduwana/), [Uggalboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/uggalboda/), [Uggalboda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/uggalboda-west/), [Weediyawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/weediyawatta-east/), [Weediyawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/weediyawatta-west/) and [Weliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/minuwangoda/weliya/). By area it is the 8376th 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 Welhena is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1446° N, 79.9560° E. Local names: වැල්හේන .

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 Welhena

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Welhena. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 42 m above sea level (median 34 m).

- Ellangala
- Welhena
- Weliya

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 Welhena 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 Welhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Minuwangoda Government Hospital · Meda Minuwangoda 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17214&mlon=79.95611#map=17/7.17214/79.95611) 

Bank Wayaba Development Bank · Meda Minuwangoda 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16890&mlon=79.95015#map=17/7.16890/79.95015) 

ATM HNB Bank · Air Force Camp 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17351&mlon=79.88725#map=17/7.17351/79.88725) 

Petrol pump Fuel Station · Meda Minuwangoda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16954&mlon=79.94908#map=17/7.16954/79.94908) 

Hotel Resort Like No Other · Uggalboda West 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13820&mlon=79.95173#map=17/7.13820/79.95173) 

Mall Bass Kade · Asgiriwalpola West 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10220&mlon=79.97612#map=17/7.10220/79.97612) 

School Rege Rnathunga School Road · Pattanduwana North 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15564&mlon=79.94820#map=17/7.15564/79.94820) 

College President's College Minuwangoda · Pattanduwana North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15943&mlon=79.94668#map=17/7.15943/79.94668) 

Police station Minuwangoda · Meda Minuwangoda 3.3 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.

## 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
- 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
- Weliya
- Yagodamulla
- Yagodamulla North
- Yagodamulla South
- Yatagama
- Yatiyana
- Yatiyana Central
- Yatiyana East

## Quick answers

- Where is Welhena?In Minuwangoda DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welhena?Kehelbaddara West, Mathammana, Pattanduwana, Uggalboda, Uggalboda West, Weediyawatta East, Weediyawatta West and Weliya
- How many villages are in Welhena?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Welhena?Settlements lie between 16 m and 42 m
- What is the best time to visit Welhena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welhena?Minuwangoda Government Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welhena?Wayaba Development Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welhena?HNB Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welhena?Fuel Station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welhena?LK1215420 (OCHA common operational dataset)