# Thalwatta GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/thalwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Thalwatta Thalwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 15mapped services - 471 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalwatta? Thalwatta 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: [Ampitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/ampitiya-north/), [Boowelikada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/boowelikada/), [Lewella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/lewella/), [Lewellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/lewellagama/), [Sirimalwatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/sirimalwatta-west/) and [Thennakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/thennakumbura/). By area it is the 11577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Thalwatta is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 2.2 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.2942° N, 80.6534° E. Local names: තල්වත්ත . 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 Thalwatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thalwatta. - Buwelikada - Lewella 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 Thalwatta 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 Thalwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandy Nursing Home · Boowelikada 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29118&mlon=80.64478#map=17/7.29118/80.64478) Bank DFCC Vardhana · Mahanuwara 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29373&mlon=80.63929#map=17/7.29373/80.63929) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ailapperuma · Boowelikada 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29271&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.29271/80.64912) Hotel Hotel Neits 71 · Thalwatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29458&mlon=80.65166#map=17/7.29458/80.65166) Mall Kandy City Center (KCC) · Mahanuwara 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29213&mlon=80.63708#map=17/7.29213/80.63708) School Shokanji Preschool Institute · Thalwatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29508&mlon=80.65068#map=17/7.29508/80.65068) College Aruppola · Lewella 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.65000#map=17/7.30000/80.65000) Police station Tourist Police · Malwatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29084&mlon=80.64342#map=17/7.29084/80.64342) 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 Thalwatta Places mapped inside Thalwatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels12 - Schools1 - Restaurants2 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 - Bowalawatta - 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 - Thennakumbura - Uda Bowala - Uda Peradeniya - Ulpathakumbura - Watapuluwa - Watapuluwa South - Watapuluwa West - Wattaranthenna - Welata - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Thalwatta?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalwatta?Ampitiya North, Boowelikada, Lewella, Lewellagama, Sirimalwatta West and Thennakumbura - How many villages are in Thalwatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thalwatta?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalwatta?Kandy Nursing Home, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalwatta?DFCC Vardhana, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalwatta?NSB, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalwatta?Ailapperuma, about 0.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalwatta?LK2130130 (OCHA common operational dataset)