# Welipenna West GN division, Matugama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Matugama DS Division # Welipenna West Welipenna West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.15 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.1km² - 2mapped services - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welipenna West? Welipenna West lies in [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Dippita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/dippita/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/henegama/), [Horawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/horawala-west/), [Lewwanduwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/lewwanduwa-east/), [Lewwanduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/lewwanduwa-north/), [Madawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/madawala/), [Pannila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/pannila-east/), [Uragoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/uragoda-west/), [Welipenna East - North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-east-north/) and [Welipenna East - South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/welipenna-east-south/). By area it is the 4715th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Matugama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/matugama/). The centre of Welipenna West is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4613° N, 80.1082° E. Local names: වැලිපැන්න බටහිර . 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 Welipenna West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Welipenna West. - Madawala - Welipenna West 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Welipenna West Named natural and historic features inside Welipenna West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 rubber estates. - Ellakande - Mount Pearl - Pannil Kanda - Rollingbourne Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Welipenna West 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 Welipenna West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hijama treatment center · Welipenna East - North 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47126&mlon=80.10330#map=17/6.47126/80.10330) Bank Cooperative Bank · Miriswatta 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42849&mlon=80.08795#map=17/6.42849/80.08795) ATM ATM · Nebada 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A · Henpita 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46793&mlon=80.07948#map=17/6.46793/80.07948) Hotel Diya Ulpatha Tea Garden Resort · Horawala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47201&mlon=80.12953#map=17/6.47201/80.12953) Mall Global Holdings · Galmatta 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44967&mlon=80.08092#map=17/6.44967/80.08092) School Muslim Collage -Welipenna · Welipenna West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46725&mlon=80.10746#map=17/6.46725/80.10746) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Police Staion- Welipenna · Welipenna West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46762&mlon=80.10797#map=17/6.46762/80.10797) 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 Welipenna West Places mapped inside Welipenna West in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Matugama DS Division - Aluthgamgoda - Andawala - Badugama - Badugama New Colony - Bondupitiya - Bopitiya East - Bopitiya West - Dewagoda - Dippita - Diyagala - Galmatta - Gurudola - Henegama - Henpita - Hiriketiya - Horawala - Horawala East - Horawala North - Horawala West - Iddagoda East - Iddagoda West - Indigasthuduwa - Keeranthidiya - Keppetiyagahalanda - Kolehekada - Kotagedara - Kurudippita - Ladduwa - Lewwanduwa East - Lewwanduwa North - Lewwanduwa West - Madawala - Mathugama East - Mathugama North - Mathugama South - Mathugama West - Meegama - Naravila - Navuttuduwa - Nugagahalanda - Ovitigala - Panthiya - Pussalamulla - Sandasirigama - Thalgasgoda - Thambaretiya - Walagedara North - Walagedara South - Warakatholla - Welimanana - Welipenna East - North - Welipenna East - South - Wettewa - Yatadolawatta East - Yatadolawatta West - Yattovita ## Quick answers - Where is Welipenna West?In Matugama DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welipenna West?Dippita, Henegama, Horawala West, Lewwanduwa East, Lewwanduwa North, Madawala, Pannila East, Uragoda West, Welipenna East - North and Welipenna East - South - How many villages are in Welipenna West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Welipenna West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Welipenna West?hijama treatment center, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welipenna West?Cooperative Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welipenna West?ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welipenna West?Litro Fuels Welipenna - Site A, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welipenna West?LK1330180 (OCHA common operational dataset)