# Walapala GN division, Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Panadura DS Division 

# Walapala

Walapala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.39 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walapala?

Walapala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Etambagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/etambagoda/), [Kuruppumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kuruppumulla/), [Pinwala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bandaragama/pinwala-west/), [Walapala Pattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/walapala-pattiya/) and [Wekada North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/wekada-north/). By area it is the 12957th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/). The centre of Walapala is about 26 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7162° N, 79.9189° E. Local names: වලපල .

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 Walapala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Walapala.

- Walapolapattiya

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 Walapala 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 Walapala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lions Gift Of Sight Hospital · Bazaar 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71474&mlon=79.91000#map=17/6.71474/79.91000) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Eluvila 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70896&mlon=79.92670#map=17/6.70896/79.92670) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Bazaar 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71407&mlon=79.90771#map=17/6.71407/79.90771) 

Hotel Sandriana Plantation · Etambagoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71770&mlon=79.91880#map=17/6.71770/79.91880) 

Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) 

School Soft Rose Nursery and Day Care Center · Etambagoda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71827&mlon=79.91293#map=17/6.71827/79.91293) 

College Institute Of Immaculate Mary · Wekada North 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71095&mlon=79.91599#map=17/6.71095/79.91599) 

Police station Superintendent of Police · Sagara Place 1.8 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.

## 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
- Walana North
- Walana South
- Walapala Pattiya
- Wattalpola
- Wekada East
- Wekada North
- Wekada West
- Werawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Walapala?In Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walapala?Etambagoda, Kuruppumulla, Pinwala West, Walapala Pattiya and Wekada North
- How many villages are in Walapala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Walapala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walapala?Lions Gift Of Sight Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walapala?Sanasa Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walapala?People's Bank ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walapala?Lanka IOC, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walapala?LK1303215 (OCHA common operational dataset)