# Bowalawatta GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/bowalawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Bowalawatta Bowalawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.2km² - 29mapped services ## Where is Bowalawatta? Bowalawatta lies in [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/), [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: [Heeressagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/heeressagala/), [Ogastawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ogastawatta/), [Uda Bowala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/uda-bowala/), [Uda Peradeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/uda-peradeniya/), [Uduwela Udagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwela-udagama-west/) and [Uduwelawatta Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwelawatta-colony/). By area it is the 6464th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Bowalawatta is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 3.8 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2590° N, 80.6207° E. Local names: බෝවලවත්ත . 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 Bowalawatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bowalawatta. - Heeressagala 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 Bowalawatta Named natural and historic features inside Bowalawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Mount Pleasant 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 Bowalawatta 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 Bowalawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hablagosh hospital · Mulgampala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27215&mlon=80.61991#map=17/7.27215/80.61991) Bank Nations Trust Bank · Welata 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27406&mlon=80.61339#map=17/7.27406/80.61339) ATM Commercial Bank · Welata 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28100&mlon=80.62059#map=17/7.28100/80.62059) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Getambe 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27403&mlon=80.60995#map=17/7.27403/80.60995) Hotel The Grand Hills · Bowalawatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25814&mlon=80.62008#map=17/7.25814/80.62008) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Bowalawatta Sithumina Vidyalaya · Bowalawatta 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26111&mlon=80.61727#map=17/7.26111/80.61727) College Faculty of Allied Health Sciences · Uda Bowala 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26823&mlon=80.60657#map=17/7.26823/80.60657) Police station Peradeniya Police Station · Getambe 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26764&mlon=80.60218#map=17/7.26764/80.60218) 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 Bowalawatta Places mapped inside Bowalawatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels28 - Schools1 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 Gangawata Korale DS Division - Ampitiya North - Ampitiya Pallegama - Ampitiya South - Ampitiya Udagama North - Ampitiya Udagama South - Aniwatta East - Aniwatta West - Aruppala East - Aruppala West - Asgiriya - Bahirawa Kanda - Bogambara - Boowelikada - Bowala - Deiyannewela - Getambe - Godagandeniya - Gurudeniya Dambawela - Gurudeniya East - Gurudeniya West - Hanthana Pedesa - Heeressagala - Hindagala - Ihala Katukele - Katukele - Katukele West - Ketawala - Lewella - Lewla - Mahaiyawa - Mahakanda - Mahanuwara - Mahaweli Uyana - Maligathenna - Malwatta - Mapanawathura - Mavilmada - Meddegama - Mulgampala - Nagasthenna - Nittawela - Nuwara Dodamwala - Ogastawatta - Pahala Eriyagama - Palle Peradeniya - Pitakanda Gama - Poorna Watta East - Poorna Watta West - Senkadagala - Siyambalagasthenna - Suduhumpala East - Suduhumpala West - Thalwatta - Thennakumbura - Uda Bowala - Uda Peradeniya - Ulpathakumbura - Watapuluwa - Watapuluwa South - Watapuluwa West - Wattaranthenna - Welata - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Bowalawatta?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bowalawatta?Heeressagala, Ogastawatta, Uda Bowala, Uda Peradeniya, Uduwela Udagama West and Uduwelawatta Colony - How many villages are in Bowalawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bowalawatta?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bowalawatta?hablagosh hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bowalawatta?Nations Trust Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bowalawatta?Commercial Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowalawatta?Lanka IOC, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bowalawatta?LK2130300 (OCHA common operational dataset)