# Kurana West GN division, Negombo DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/kurana-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Negombo DS Division # Kurana West Kurana West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Negombo DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.86 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 24mapped services ## Where is Kurana West? Kurana West lies in [Negombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Bolawalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/bolawalana/), [Kurana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/kurana-east/) and [Kurana Katunayaka North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/kurana-katunayaka-north/). By area it is the 10762nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Negombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/negombo/). The centre of Kurana West is about 28 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1881° N, 79.8595° E. Local names: කුරණ 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 Kurana West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kurana West. - Kurana 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 Kurana West Named natural and historic features inside Kurana West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway halt. - Kurana 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 Kurana 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 Kurana West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family medical clinic & diabetes centre · Kurana East 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18384&mlon=79.86047#map=17/7.18384/79.86047) Bank Commercial Bank · Udayarthoppuwa South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20432&mlon=79.85155#map=17/7.20432/79.85155) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Udayarthoppuwa South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20551&mlon=79.84115#map=17/7.20551/79.84115) Petrol pump Nimna Tyre Works · Bolawalana 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19812&mlon=79.85476#map=17/7.19812/79.85476) Hotel Airport Residence Gateway · Kurana East 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18623&mlon=79.86064#map=17/7.18623/79.86064) Mall Royal Arcade · Udayarthoppuwa 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20955&mlon=79.83972#map=17/7.20955/79.83972) School St. Annes College · Kurana East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18679&mlon=79.86234#map=17/7.18679/79.86234) College Leeds International School Negombo · Kurana West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18867&mlon=79.85875#map=17/7.18867/79.85875) Police station A S P Office · Udayarthoppuwa South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20516&mlon=79.85132#map=17/7.20516/79.85132) 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 Kurana West Places mapped inside Kurana West in open map data, by type. - Hotels9 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants13 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 Negombo DS Division - Angurukaramulla - Bolawalana - Dalupotha - Dalupotha East - Daluwakotuwa - Daluwakotuwa East - Doowa - Dungalpitiya - Ettukala - Hunupitiya - Kammalthura - Kattuwa - Kepungoda - Kochchikade - Kudapaduwa - Kudapaduwa North - Kudapaduwa South - Kurana East - Muttakkarai - Muttakkarai East - Muttakkarai North - Palangathure - Pallansena North - Pallansena South - Periyamulla - Pitipana Central - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - East - Pitipana South - West - Settappaduwa - Siriwardana Pedesa - Thaladoowa - Thalahena - Udayarthoppuwa - Udayarthoppuwa South - Wellaweediya - Wellaweediya East - Wellaweediya South ## Quick answers - Where is Kurana West?In Negombo DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurana West?Bolawalana, Kurana East and Kurana Katunayaka North - How many villages are in Kurana West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kurana West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurana West?Family medical clinic & diabetes centre, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurana West?Commercial Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurana West?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurana West?Nimna Tyre Works, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurana West?LK1203155 (OCHA common operational dataset)