# Walana GN division, Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Panadura DS Division 

# Walana

Walana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.93 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.9km²
- 12mapped services
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walana?

Walana lies in [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Egoda Uyana Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/egoda-uyana-central/), [Egoda Uyana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/egoda-uyana-north/), [Egoda Uyana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/egoda-uyana-south/), [Gorakapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakapola/), [Pattiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/pattiya-north/), [Thanthirimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thanthirimulla/), [Udahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/udahamulla/), [Walana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walana-north/) and [Walana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walana-south/). By area it is the 10477th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/). The centre of Walana is about 24 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7304° N, 79.9050° E. Local names: වලාන .

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 Walana

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Walana. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 12 m above sea level (median 11 m).

- Minuwanpitiya
- Walana
- Wattalpola

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 Walana 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 Walana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Panadura MOH · Pattiya North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72476&mlon=79.90620#map=17/6.72476/79.90620) 

Bank Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Panadura Branch · Pattiya North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72231&mlon=79.90739#map=17/6.72231/79.90739) 

ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Walana 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72575&mlon=79.90587#map=17/6.72575/79.90587) 

Hotel River Reach · Walana 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72781&mlon=79.90371#map=17/6.72781/79.90371) 

Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) 

School Mahanama Vidyalaya · Walana 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72798&mlon=79.90309#map=17/6.72798/79.90309) 

College iCET Institute of Computer Engineering Technology · Pattiya North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72250&mlon=79.90745#map=17/6.72250/79.90745) 

Police station Superintendent of Police · Sagara Place 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71247&mlon=79.90273#map=17/6.71247/79.90273) 

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 Walana

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools3
- Restaurants6

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 Panadura DS Division

- Ambalanduwa
- Bazaar
- Bazaar North
- Bazaar West
- Bekkegama
- Dibbedda
- Dibbedda North
- Diggala
- Eluvila
- Etambagoda
- Galthude
- Galthude North
- Gorakana
- Gorakana South
- Gorakapola
- Henamulla
- Hirana
- Hirana West
- Horethuduwa
- Horethuduwa Central
- Horethuduwa North
- Horethuduwa South
- Kaludewala
- Kaludewala East
- Keselwatta
- Kiriberiya
- Kuda Wadduwa
- Kuruppumulla
- Maha Wadduwa
- Malamulla
- Malamulla West
- Miriyawatta
- Molligoda
- Molligoda North
- Molligoda South
- Moravinna
- Nallooruwa
- Nallooruwa North
- Narampitiya
- Pallimankada
- Pallimulla
- Paratta
- Paratta West
- Pattieliya
- Pattiya
- Pattiya North
- Pattiya South
- Pinwatta
- Pinwatta West
- Punchideniya
- Sagara Place
- Sarikkamulla
- Thalpitiya North
- Thalpitiya South
- Thanthirimulla
- Thanthirimulla East
- Thotawatta
- Udahamulla
- Uyankele
- Wadduwa East
- Wadduwa South
- Wadduwa West
- Walana North
- Walana South
- Walapala
- Walapala Pattiya
- Wattalpola
- Wekada East
- Wekada North
- Wekada West
- Werawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Walana?In Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walana?Egoda Uyana Central, Egoda Uyana North, Egoda Uyana South, Gorakapola, Pattiya North, Thanthirimulla, Udahamulla, Walana North and Walana South
- How many villages are in Walana?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Walana?Settlements lie between 6 m and 12 m
- What is the best time to visit Walana?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walana?Panadura MOH, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walana?Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Panadura Branch, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walana?HNB ATM, about 9.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walana?Ceypetco, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Walana?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Walana?LK1303145 (OCHA common operational dataset)