# Kasawatta GN division, Akurana DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/kasawatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division 

# Kasawatta

Kasawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.46 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.5km²
- 539 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kasawatta?

Kasawatta lies in [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bamunupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/bamunupola/), [Bulugohothenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/bulugohothenna/), [Kiralagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kiralagama/), [Ovissa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ovissa-north/), [Ovissa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ovissa-south/) and [Udaweliketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/udaweliketiya/). By area it is the 12630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Kasawatta is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3728° N, 80.6017° E. Local names: කසාවත්ත .

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 Kasawatta

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

- Owissa

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 Kasawatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kasawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MOH Office - Pujapitiya · Diddeniya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38096&mlon=80.59072#map=17/7.38096/80.59072) 

Bank People’s Bank · Akurana 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36988&mlon=80.61737#map=17/7.36988/80.61737) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Nugawela · Nugawela 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32745&mlon=80.58829#map=17/7.32745/80.58829) 

Hotel Sigiriya King's Resort · Batugoda South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36247&mlon=80.59570#map=17/7.36247/80.59570) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Pujapitiya Primary School · Kiralagama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37004&mlon=80.59676#map=17/7.37004/80.59676) 

College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) 

Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 

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 Akurana DS Division

- Akurana
- Alawathugoda
- Arambepola
- Balakaduwa
- Bulugohothenna
- Deegala
- Delgasgoda
- Delgasthenna
- Dippitiya
- Dodangolla
- Dunuvila North
- Dunuvila South
- Hureegolla
- Konakalagala
- Kurudugahaela
- Kurugoda
- Malgamandeniya
- Malwanahinna
- Marahela
- Mawathupola
- Melchena
- Neerella
- Palle Deegala
- Palleweliketiya
- Pangollamada
- Rambuke Ela
- Rathukoho
- Thelambugahawatta
- Udaweliketiya
- Uggala
- Vilana Pallegama
- Vilana Udagama
- Walahena
- Waragashinna

## Quick answers

- Where is Kasawatta?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kasawatta?Bamunupola, Bulugohothenna, Kiralagama, Ovissa North, Ovissa South and Udaweliketiya
- How many villages are in Kasawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kasawatta?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kasawatta?MOH Office - Pujapitiya, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kasawatta?People’s Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kasawatta?NSB, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kasawatta?Lanka Filling Station Nugawela, about 5.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kasawatta?LK2109100 (OCHA common operational dataset)