# Elakanda GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/elakanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division 

# Elakanda

Elakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.34 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Elakanda?

Elakanda lies in [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/), [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: [Balagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/balagala/), [Matagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/matagoda/), [Nayakakanda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/nayakakanda-north/), [Nayakakanda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/nayakakanda-south/), [Palliyawatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/palliyawatta-north/) and [Thimbirigasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/thimbirigasyaya/). By area it is the 13176th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Elakanda is about 7.5 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9967° N, 79.8767° E. Local names: ඇලකන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Elakanda 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 Elakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lions Club Eye Hospital · Hekitta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98322&mlon=79.87616#map=17/6.98322/79.87616) 

Bank HNB · Thimbirigasyaya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99450&mlon=79.87462#map=17/6.99450/79.87462) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) 

Petrol pump gayan gas station · Nayakakanda South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99557&mlon=79.88328#map=17/6.99557/79.88328) 

Hotel Pegasus Reef Hotel · Dikovita 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99973&mlon=79.86921#map=17/6.99973/79.86921) 

Mall Reliable Centre · Telangapatha 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97582&mlon=79.88826#map=17/6.97582/79.88826) 

School Small Wonders Learn and Play House · Thimbirigasyaya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99174&mlon=79.87687#map=17/6.99174/79.87687) 

College UNK Global Maritime Institute and UNK Sagacious · Palliyawatta South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98465&mlon=79.87259#map=17/6.98465/79.87259) 

Police station Police Station-Wattala · Wattala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99358&mlon=79.89471#map=17/6.99358/79.89471) 

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 Elakanda

Places mapped inside Elakanda 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 Wattala DS Division

- Balagala
- Bopitiya
- Bopitiyathuduwa
- Delathura East
- Delathura West
- Dikovita
- Elapitiwala
- Elehiwatta
- Evariwatta
- Galudupita
- Galwetiya
- Heenkenda
- Hekitta
- Hendala North
- Hendala South
- Horape
- Horapethuduwa
- Kerangapokuna
- Kerawalapitiya
- Kunjawatta
- Kurukulawa North
- Kurukulawa South
- Kurunduhena
- Mabola
- Maha Pamunugama
- Mahabage
- Mangulpokuna
- Matagoda
- Mattumagala
- Nayakakanda North
- Nayakakanda South
- Nugape
- Palliyawatta North
- Palliyawatta South
- Pamunugama
- Paranambalama
- Pattiyawala
- Pulluhena
- Telangapatha
- Thimbirigasyaya
- Thuduwegedara
- Uswetakeiyawa
- Wattala
- Welikadamulla
- Welisara

## Quick answers

- Where is Elakanda?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elakanda?Balagala, Matagoda, Nayakakanda North, Nayakakanda South, Palliyawatta North and Thimbirigasyaya
- What is the best time to visit Elakanda?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elakanda?Lions Club Eye Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elakanda?HNB, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elakanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elakanda?gayan gas station, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elakanda?LK1218160 (OCHA common operational dataset)