# Elehiwatta GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division 

# Elehiwatta

Elehiwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.89 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.9km²
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Elehiwatta?

Elehiwatta 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 4 other GN divisions: [Jayasamarugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/jayasamarugama/), [Mahabage](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mahabage/), [Mangulpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mangulpokuna/) and [Welisara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/welisara/). By area it is the 10638th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Elehiwatta is about 12 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0309° N, 79.9027° E. Local names: ඇලෙහිවත්ත .

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 Elehiwatta

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Elehiwatta. The largest with a recorded population: Welisara (41,306).

- Welisara

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 Elehiwatta 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 Elehiwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases · Mahabage 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02489&mlon=79.90349#map=17/7.02489/79.90349) 

Bank BOC · Mahabage 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02353&mlon=79.89961#map=17/7.02353/79.89961) 

ATM HNB · Uswetakeiyawa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03867&mlon=79.86003#map=17/7.03867/79.86003) 

Petrol pump SRB Trades · Welisara 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03373&mlon=79.89867#map=17/7.03373/79.89867) 

Hotel Hotel Mizuki Plaza · Welisara 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03326&mlon=79.89873#map=17/7.03326/79.89873) 

Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) 

School Bright Futures Preschool · Jayasamarugama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03614&mlon=79.90808#map=17/7.03614/79.90808) 

College SRI Sumathi Dhamma School · Mahabage 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02539&mlon=79.89970#map=17/7.02539/79.89970) 

Police station Welisara · Galudupita 1.8 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.

## Other GN divisions in Wattala DS Division

- Balagala
- Bopitiya
- Bopitiyathuduwa
- Delathura East
- Delathura West
- Dikovita
- Elakanda
- Elapitiwala
- 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 Elehiwatta?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elehiwatta?Jayasamarugama, Mahabage, Mangulpokuna and Welisara
- How many villages are in Elehiwatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Elehiwatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elehiwatta?National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elehiwatta?BOC, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elehiwatta?HNB, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elehiwatta?SRB Trades, about 0.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elehiwatta?LK1218060 (OCHA common operational dataset)