# Elapitiwala GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/elapitiwala/ Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division # Elapitiwala Elapitiwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.22 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.2km² - 10mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Elapitiwala? Elapitiwala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Galudupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/galudupita/), [Horapethuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/horapethuduwa/), [Mahabage](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mahabage/), [Mangulpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mangulpokuna/), [Mattumagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mattumagala/), [Ragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ragama/) and [Thuduwegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/thuduwegedara/). By area it is the 6417th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Elapitiwala is about 11 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0192° N, 79.9080° E. Local names: ඇලපිටිවල . 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 Elapitiwala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Elapitiwala. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 16 m above sea level (median 6 m). - Elapitiwela - Halanduruwa - Keregepokuna 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 Elapitiwala 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 Elapitiwala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital Ragama · Elapitiwala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02110&mlon=79.91169#map=17/7.02110/79.91169) Bank BOC · Mahabage 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02353&mlon=79.89961#map=17/7.02353/79.89961) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) Petrol pump Navy Camp Filling Station · Elapitiwala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01834&mlon=79.89968#map=17/7.01834/79.89968) Hotel Travel Corners Hotels · Ragama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02968&mlon=79.92030#map=17/7.02968/79.92030) Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) School International School of Western Australia, Sri Lanka · Mattumagala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01728&mlon=79.89893#map=17/7.01728/79.89893) College SLT Training Centre Welisara · Elapitiwala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01966&mlon=79.90028#map=17/7.01966/79.90028) Police station Welisara · Galudupita 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01486&mlon=79.89843#map=17/7.01486/79.89843) 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 Elapitiwala Places mapped inside Elapitiwala in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Petrol pumps2 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies1 - 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 - Elakanda - 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 Elapitiwala?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Elapitiwala?Galudupita, Horapethuduwa, Mahabage, Mangulpokuna, Mattumagala, Ragama and Thuduwegedara - How many villages are in Elapitiwala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Elapitiwala?Settlements lie between 5 m and 16 m - What is the best time to visit Elapitiwala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Elapitiwala?Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital Ragama, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Elapitiwala?BOC, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Elapitiwala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elapitiwala?Navy Camp Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Elapitiwala?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Elapitiwala?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Elapitiwala?LK1218085 (OCHA common operational dataset)