# Raithalawa GN division, Ambanganga DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/raithalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambanganga DS Division # Raithalawa Raithalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.12 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.1km² - 303 mtypical elevation ## Where is Raithalawa? Raithalawa lies in [Ambanganga DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Imbulgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/imbulgolla/), [LK2221150](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/lk2221150/), [Metihakka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/metihakka/), [Pallethenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/pallethenna/), [Ranmuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/ranmuthugama/) and [Thibbatukanatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/thibbatukanatha/). By area it is the 9718th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Ambanganga DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/). The centre of Raithalawa is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5582° N, 80.6601° E. Local names: රයිතලාව . 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 Raithalawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Raithalawa. - Raitalawa 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 Raithalawa Named natural and historic features inside Raithalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Jesserwatte - Loluwela - Railandwatta 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 Raithalawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Raithalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Divisional Hospital · Rattota 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51843&mlon=80.67679#map=17/7.51843/80.67679) Bank Co Op Rural Bank · Walliwela 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57824&mlon=80.62666#map=17/7.57824/80.62666) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station · Palapathwala 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53478&mlon=80.62725#map=17/7.53478/80.62725) Hotel Gammaduwa Bungalow · Pussella 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55830&mlon=80.68410#map=17/7.55830/80.68410) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Kawatayamuna Ananda Maha Vidyala · Kawatayamuna 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55632&mlon=80.62351#map=17/7.55632/80.62351) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Ambanganga DS Division - Cloda - Gammaduwa - Gurubebila - Hunukete - Imbulgolla - Kalugalthenna - Kavudagammana - Kosgolla - Kumbaloluwa - LK2221150 - Metihakka - Naguliyadda - Narangolla - Palle Eswedduma - Pallethenna - Pussella - Ranmuthugama - Sirangahawatta - Thibbatukanatha ## Quick answers - Where is Raithalawa?In Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Raithalawa?Imbulgolla, LK2221150, Metihakka, Pallethenna, Ranmuthugama and Thibbatukanatha - How many villages are in Raithalawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Raithalawa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Raithalawa?Rattota Divisional Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Raithalawa?Co Op Rural Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Raithalawa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Raithalawa?Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Raithalawa?LK2221040 (OCHA common operational dataset)