# Pitawala GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pitawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Pitawala Pitawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **7.74 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.7km² - 1mapped services - 1,181 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitawala? Pitawala 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 10 other GN divisions: [Gonangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/gonangoda/), [Hope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hope/), [Hunugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/hunugala/), [Mulgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/mulgama/), [Palledelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/palledelthota/), [Pattiyagama Gabadagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/pattiyagama-gabadagama-south/), [Pupuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pupuressa/), [Suduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/suduwella/), [Thumpelawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/thumpelawaka/) and [Ududeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/ududeniya/). By area it is the 1683rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.3% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Pitawala is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1449° N, 80.6946° E. Local names: පිටවල . 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 Pitawala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pitawala. Settlements here lie between about 901 m and 1,283 m above sea level (median 1,181 m). - Le Vellon Watta - Levaltonwatta - New Forest Watta - Pitawalagama 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 Pitawala Named natural and historic features inside Pitawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Dotelagala · 1,444 m ### Estates 3 tea estates. - Colgrain - Hermhaga - Pittawellaoya 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 Pitawala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 639 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 17 108 Feb 18 86 Mar 19 104 Apr 20 175 May 20 164 Jun 19 101 Jul 18 82 Aug 18 92 Sep 19 129 Oct 19 234 Nov 18 274 Dec 17 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pitawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sisila Rehabilitation and Training Hospital,Delthota · Karagaskada North 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17056&mlon=80.69860#map=17/7.17056/80.69860) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Karagaskada North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17390&mlon=80.69696#map=17/7.17390/80.69696) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galaha 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19759&mlon=80.66990#map=17/7.19759/80.66990) Hotel Taylors Hill Boutique Hotel · Gonangoda 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16691&mlon=80.70232#map=17/7.16691/80.70232) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Karagaskada Central College · Karagaskada North 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17473&mlon=80.69892#map=17/7.17473/80.69892) College Gateway College · Udadelthota 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 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 Pitawala Places mapped inside Pitawala in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Doluwa DS Division - Atuwewatta - Doluwa - Galoya - Gampolawatta - Ganegoda - Godawela - Gothatuwela - Gurukele - Haloya - Hunugala - Inguruwatta - Kahawatta - Legumdeniya - Masgolla - Megoda Kalugamuwa - Millagahamula - Mulgama - Naranvita - Nawa Gurukele - Nawa Nillamba - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pupuressa - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Pitawala?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitawala?Gonangoda, Hope, Hunugala, Mulgama, Palledelthota, Pattiyagama Gabadagama South, Pupuressa, Suduwella, Thumpelawaka and Ududeniya - How many villages are in Pitawala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pitawala?Settlements lie between 901 m and 1,283 m - What is the highest point in Pitawala?Dotelagala (1,444 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pitawala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitawala?Sisila Rehabilitation and Training Hospital,Delthota, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitawala?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitawala?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pitawala?LK2142165 (OCHA common operational dataset)