# Pelenda West GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/pelenda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Pelenda West Pelenda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **5.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.8km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Pelenda West? Pelenda West lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Galahitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/galahitiya/), [Maragahadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/maragahadeniya/), [Midalana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/midalana-west/), [Morapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/morapitiya/) and [Pelenda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/pelenda/). By area it is the 2419th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Pelenda West is about 60 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5582° N, 80.2370° E. Local names: පැලෑඳ 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 Pelenda West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pelenda West. - Pelenda 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 Pelenda West Named natural and historic features inside Pelenda West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 estate. - Pelenda - Suduwelimanana 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 Pelenda 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 Pelenda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baduraliya Government Hospital · Baduraliya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51472&mlon=80.23270#map=17/6.51472/80.23270) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Baduraliya 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51618&mlon=80.23372#map=17/6.51618/80.23372) ATM ATM · Nebada 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) Hotel Peacock Corridor House · Pelenda West 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55751&mlon=80.23882#map=17/6.55751/80.23882) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Pelanda Temil Primary School · Pelenda West 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54680&mlon=80.23917#map=17/6.54680/80.23917) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Godakawela Police Station · Yatiyana West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53384&mlon=80.13847#map=17/6.53384/80.13847) 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 Pelenda West Places mapped inside Pelenda West in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Walakada - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Pelenda West?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pelenda West?Galahitiya, Maragahadeniya, Midalana West, Morapitiya and Pelenda - How many villages are in Pelenda West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pelenda West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pelenda West?Baduraliya Government Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pelenda West?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pelenda West?ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelenda West?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pelenda West?LK1336040 (OCHA common operational dataset)