# Palannoruwa GN division, Horana DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/palannoruwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Horana DS Division 

# Palannoruwa

Palannoruwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.25 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 5mapped services
- 27 mtypical elevation

## Where is Palannoruwa?

Palannoruwa lies in [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Godigamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/godigamuwa-east/), [Koralaima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/koralaima/), [Kumbuka North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kumbuka-north/), [Kumbuka South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kumbuka-south/), [Olaboduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/olaboduwa-north/) and [Olaboduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/olaboduwa-south/). By area it is the 6353rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/). The centre of Palannoruwa is about 27 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7617° N, 80.0162° E. Local names: පලන්නෝරුව .

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 Palannoruwa

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Palannoruwa.

- Gonapola
- Olaboduwa South
- Palannoruwa

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 Palannoruwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 89 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 27 128 

Apr 28 238 

May 28 244 

Jun 27 155 

Jul 26 114 

Aug 26 135 

Sep 26 187 

Oct 26 302 

Nov 26 332 

Dec 26 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palannoruwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wethara District Hospital · Rilawala 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78462&mlon=79.97563#map=17/6.78462/79.97563) 

Bank People's Bank · Palannoruwa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76194&mlon=80.01331#map=17/6.76194/80.01331) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kulupana 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72460&mlon=80.03851#map=17/6.72460/80.03851) 

Hotel Sevinro Holiday Resort · Palannoruwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76474&mlon=80.01146#map=17/6.76474/80.01146) 

Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) 

School Palanoruwa Central College · Palannoruwa 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76259&mlon=80.01628#map=17/6.76259/80.01628) 

College Blace Academy · Kothalawala 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72098&mlon=80.00362#map=17/6.72098/80.00362) 

Police station Kahathuduwa Police Station · Kahathuduwa South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78299&mlon=79.98700#map=17/6.78299/79.98700) 

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 Palannoruwa

Places mapped inside Palannoruwa in open map data, by type.

- Banks2
- Hotels1
- Schools2

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 Horana DS Division

- Aramanagolla
- Batuvita North
- Batuvita South
- Dambara
- Dikhenagama
- Gal Edandugoda
- Godigamuwa East
- Godigamuwa West
- Gorokgoda
- Gurugoda
- Halapitiya
- Halthotiyawatta
- Handupelpola
- Henegama
- Horana East
- Horana North
- Horana South
- Ihala Millewa North
- Ihala Millewa South
- Kahatapitiya
- Kananvila North
- Kananvila South
- Kanewala
- Kidelpitiya
- Kirigalahena
- Koralaima
- Kotigamgoda
- Kuda Uduwa
- Kulupana
- Kumbuka East
- Kumbuka North
- Kumbuka South
- Kumbuka West
- Maha Uduwa
- Mahena
- Meemana
- Meewanapalana East
- Meewanapalana West
- Midellamulahena
- Munagama East
- Munagama West
- Narthanagala
- Olaboduwa East
- Olaboduwa North
- Olaboduwa South
- Ovitiyagala
- Pahala Millewa North
- Pahala Millewa South
- Pannila
- Pokunuvita
- Thalagala East
- Thalagala North
- Thalagala South
- Thalagala West
- Uduwa North
- Uduwa South
- Welmilla
- Werullahena
- Wewala East
- Wewala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Palannoruwa?In Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palannoruwa?Godigamuwa East, Koralaima, Kumbuka North, Kumbuka South, Olaboduwa North and Olaboduwa South
- How many villages are in Palannoruwa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Palannoruwa?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palannoruwa?Wethara District Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palannoruwa?People's Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palannoruwa?People's Bank ATM, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palannoruwa?Ceypetco, about 4.8 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Palannoruwa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Palannoruwa?LK1309075 (OCHA common operational dataset)