# Gothatuwela GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/gothatuwela/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Gothatuwela Gothatuwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² ## Where is Gothatuwela? Gothatuwela lies in [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/kahawatta/), [Legumdeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/legumdeniya/), [Millagahamula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/millagahamula/) and [Pabadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pabadeniya/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Gothatuwela is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1619° N, 80.6150° E. Local names: ගොතටුවෙල . 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 Gothatuwela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gothatuwela. - Castle Milk 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 Gothatuwela Named natural and historic features inside Gothatuwela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Castle Milk 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 Gothatuwela 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 Gothatuwela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kahawatte Rural Hospital · Kahawatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16123&mlon=80.60472#map=17/7.16123/80.60472) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Illawathura 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16540&mlon=80.57442#map=17/7.16540/80.57442) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Uda Aludeniya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) Hotel Skybeds Villa · Legumdeniya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16766&mlon=80.62730#map=17/7.16766/80.62730) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Legundeniya Primary School · Legumdeniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16858&mlon=80.61457#map=17/7.16858/80.61457) College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 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 Doluwa DS Division - Atuwewatta - Doluwa - Galoya - Gampolawatta - Ganegoda - Godawela - Gurukele - Haloya - Hunugala - Inguruwatta - Kahawatta - Legumdeniya - Masgolla - Megoda Kalugamuwa - Millagahamula - Mulgama - Naranvita - Nawa Gurukele - Nawa Nillamba - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pitawala - Pupuressa - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Gothatuwela?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gothatuwela?Kahawatta, Legumdeniya, Millagahamula and Pabadeniya - How many villages are in Gothatuwela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gothatuwela?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gothatuwela?Kahawatte Rural Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gothatuwela?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gothatuwela?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gothatuwela?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gothatuwela?LK2142110 (OCHA common operational dataset)