# Polwatta GN division, Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/polwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Harispattuwa DS Division # Polwatta Polwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.53 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Polwatta? Polwatta lies in [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Rathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/rathmale/), [Senkadagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/senkadagala/), [Wattaranthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/wattaranthenna/), [Wegiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/wegiriya/) and [Yatiwawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/yatiwawala/). By area it is the 12298th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/). The centre of Polwatta is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3157° N, 80.6224° E. Local names: පොල්වත්ත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Polwatta 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 Polwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandy Private Hospital Ltd · Pitakanda Gama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31239&mlon=80.63210#map=17/7.31239/80.63210) Bank Hatton National Bank · Senkadagala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32156&mlon=80.62447#map=17/7.32156/80.62447) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Lanka IOC (W.A.Perera & Sons) · Pitakanda Gama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31929&mlon=80.62979#map=17/7.31929/80.62979) Hotel Evening Star Guest Inn · Polwatta 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31578&mlon=80.62198#map=17/7.31578/80.62198) Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) School Loyola Kids Montessori and Daycare Center · Polwatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31787&mlon=80.62339#map=17/7.31787/80.62339) College Technical College Pathadumbara · Polwatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31611&mlon=80.62110#map=17/7.31611/80.62110) Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 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 Polwatta Places mapped inside Polwatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants1 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 Harispattuwa DS Division - Aladeniya - Amuwathdeniya - Angoda - Arambegama - Attaragama - Attaragama East - Attaragama South - Banwelgolla - Batuambe - Bogahakanda - Bothota - Bulathgolla - Dadahogama - Dembaralawa - Doranegama - Embulpuraya - Endaruthenna - Etamurungagoda - Gohagoda - Gonigoda - Gonigoda-Palkumbura - Haloluwa - Haloluwa Pallegama - Hamangoda North - Hamangoda South - Hapugoda - Hedeniya - Hiriyalagammana - Ihagama - Inigala - Karanduwawala Ihala - Karanduwawala Pahala - Katugasthota - Kondadeniya - Kulugammana - Kumburegedara - Kurundugahamada - Kurundugolla - Kurunduwatta - Madapathagama - Mahathenna - Malagammana - Mapamadulla - Medawala - Narangaskumbura - Narangoda - Nugawela - Owathenna - Pahala Doolwala - Palkumbura - Pallebokalawela - Pallemulla - Rajapihilla - Rajasinghagama - Ranawana East - Ranawana West - Rathmale - Ruwanpuraya - Seewaleekanda - Senarathgama North - Senarathgama South - Thittapajjala - Thittapajjala North - Udabokalawela - Udadoolwala - Udamulla - Uduwawala East - Uduwawala North - Uduwawala West - Uggalla - Uguressapitiya - Ulladupitiya East - Ulladupitiya West - Uyanwatta - Viguhumpola - Warathenna - Wathuwala - Wegiriya - Yahalathenna Kanda - Yahalathenna West - Yatihalagala Pallegama - Yatihalagala Udagama - Yatiwawala ## Quick answers - Where is Polwatta?In Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polwatta?Rathmale, Senkadagala, Wattaranthenna, Wegiriya and Yatiwawala - What is the best time to visit Polwatta?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Polwatta?Kandy Private Hospital Ltd, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polwatta?Hatton National Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polwatta?NSB, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwatta?Lanka IOC (W.A.Perera & Sons), about 0.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polwatta?LK2133370 (OCHA common operational dataset)