# Kerangapokuna GN division, Wattala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kerangapokuna/ Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division # Kerangapokuna Kerangapokuna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.35 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Kerangapokuna? Kerangapokuna 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 5 other GN divisions: [Appugewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/mahara/appugewatta/), [Galudupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/galudupita/), [Kerawalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kerawalapitiya/), [Mabola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mabola/) and [Mattumagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/mattumagala/). By area it is the 13137th 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 Kerangapokuna is about 9.8 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0106° N, 79.8958° E. Local names: ගල්උඩුපිට . 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 Kerangapokuna Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kerangapokuna. - Midland City Housing Scheme 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 Kerangapokuna 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 Kerangapokuna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Navy General Hospital · Elapitiwala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01861&mlon=79.90082#map=17/7.01861/79.90082) Bank BOC · Mahabage 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02353&mlon=79.89961#map=17/7.02353/79.89961) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Elapitiwala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01832&mlon=79.89961#map=17/7.01832/79.89961) Hotel Sancharina Hotel · Wattala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98979&mlon=79.89330#map=17/6.98979/79.89330) Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) School Karunaratne Buddhist School · Galudupita 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01517&mlon=79.89853#map=17/7.01517/79.89853) College IDM Achievers International Campus · Mattumagala 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01425&mlon=79.89784#map=17/7.01425/79.89784) Police station Welisara · Galudupita 0.5 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 Kerangapokuna Places mapped inside Kerangapokuna 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 - Elakanda - Elapitiwala - Elehiwatta - Evariwatta - Galudupita - Galwetiya - Heenkenda - Hekitta - Hendala North - Hendala South - Horape - Horapethuduwa - 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 Kerangapokuna?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kerangapokuna?Appugewatta, Galudupita, Kerawalapitiya, Mabola and Mattumagala - How many villages are in Kerangapokuna?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kerangapokuna?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kerangapokuna?Navy General Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kerangapokuna?BOC, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kerangapokuna?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kerangapokuna?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kerangapokuna?LK1218130 (OCHA common operational dataset)