# Pallewatta GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/pallewatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Pallewatta Pallewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.46 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Pallewatta? Pallewatta lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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: [Hasalaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka/), [Hasalaka Nagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka-nagaraya/), [Sorabora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/sorabora/), [Waragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/waragolla/) and [Weragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/weragama/). By area it is the 4359th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Pallewatta is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3534° N, 80.9670° E. Local names: පල්ලේවත්ත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pallewatta Named natural and historic features inside Pallewatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Hassalaka Oya 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 Pallewatta 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 Pallewatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahiyangana Base Hospital · Poojanagaraya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32613&mlon=80.99102#map=17/7.32613/80.99102) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) Hotel Lake house resort · Pallewatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35356&mlon=80.95425#map=17/7.35356/80.95425) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Evergreen Preschool · Pallewatta 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34735&mlon=80.97396#map=17/7.34735/80.97396) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) 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 Pallewatta Places mapped inside Pallewatta in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 Minipe DS Division - 08 Ela - Ambagahapelessa - Ambagolla - Asamodagamyaya - Batumulla - Bembiya - Bulathwelkandura - Dambagahawela - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Dungolla - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - Keenapelessa - Kindigoda North - Kindigoda South - Kolonyaya - Lunumadalaketiya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - Morayaya - Muttettuthenna - Pallegaladebokka - Palugolla - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Pallewatta?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pallewatta?Hasalaka, Hasalaka Nagaraya, Sorabora, Waragolla and Weragama - What is the best time to visit Pallewatta?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pallewatta?Mahiyangana Base Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pallewatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pallewatta?Sampath ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallewatta?IOC Gas Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pallewatta?LK2121140 (OCHA common operational dataset)