# Yatawara GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/yatawara/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division # Yatawara Yatawara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.40 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.4km² - 2mapped services - 405 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yatawara? Yatawara lies in [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/), [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: [Dunuvila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/dunuvila-north/), [Ihala Yatawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/ihala-yatawara/), [Kaduwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/kaduwela/), [Udurawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/udurawana/), [Ulpathapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/ulpathapitiya/) and [Yatawara Kandagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/yatawara-kandagama/). By area it is the 6025th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.9% of [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/). The centre of Yatawara is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3759° N, 80.6646° E. Local names: යටවර . 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 Yatawara Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Yatawara. Settlements here lie between about 403 m and 539 m above sea level (median 405 m). - Pahalagammedda - Udurawana Megodagammedda - Yatawara 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 Yatawara Named natural and historic features inside Yatawara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Mutotta 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 Yatawara 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 Yatawara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wattegama District Hospital · Wattegama North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36066&mlon=80.68237#map=17/7.36066/80.68237) Bank People's Bank · Wattegama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35060&mlon=80.68184#map=17/7.35060/80.68184) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wattegama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34978&mlon=80.68119#map=17/7.34978/80.68119) Hotel Benvila · Yatawara 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38217&mlon=80.66537#map=17/7.38217/80.66537) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Central College Wattegama · Wattegama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35242&mlon=80.67857#map=17/7.35242/80.67857) College The Open University of Sri Lanka · Girakaduwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35711&mlon=80.62667#map=17/7.35711/80.62667) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 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 Yatawara Places mapped inside Yatawara in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Pathadumbara DS Division - Abasingama - Aluthgama - Ambathenna - Balanagala - Bogahakumbura - Deegahawathura - Doragamuwa - Egodagama - Eriyagasthenna - Galadeniya - Galewatta - Girakaduwa - Gunembill - Gunnepana Madige - Hamindagoda - Ihala Yatawara - Kahalla - Kalugalawatta - Kendaliyadda - Ketakahala - Leemagahadeniya - Madawala - Madawala Madige - Mahakumbura - Mandandawela - Meegamawatta - Meegammana - Meegammana West - Megodagama - Millanga - Molagodayawatta - Moonamale - Napana - Nawayalathenna - Pallethalavinna - Pallethalavinna Ihala - Paranagama - Pihilladeniya - Pitiyegedara - Polgolla - Puwakgahadeniya - Thalkotuwa - Udathalavinna - Udathalavinna Madige - Udurawana - Walala - Walpaladeniya - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Yatawara Kandagama - Yatirawana ## Quick answers - Where is Yatawara?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yatawara?Dunuvila North, Ihala Yatawara, Kaduwela, Udurawana, Ulpathapitiya and Yatawara Kandagama - How many villages are in Yatawara?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yatawara?Settlements lie between 403 m and 539 m - What is the best time to visit Yatawara?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Yatawara?Wattegama District Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yatawara?People's Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yatawara?NSB, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yatawara?Ceypetco, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yatawara?LK2112005 (OCHA common operational dataset)