# Nikawatawana GN division, Dambulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nikawatawana/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Nikawatawana Nikawatawana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 13.8km² - 211 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nikawatawana? Nikawatawana lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Ihala Ereula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/ihala-ereula/), [Kandalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kandalama/), [Kumbukkandanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kumbukkandanwala/), [Mailattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/mailattawa/), [Palutawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/palutawa/), [Pol Attawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pol-attawa/), [Welangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/welangolla/) and [Wewala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/wewala-wewa/). By area it is the 794th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Nikawatawana is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8918° N, 80.7578° E. Local names: නිකවටවන . 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 Nikawatawana Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nikawatawana. - Nikawatawana 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 Nikawatawana Named natural and historic features inside Nikawatawana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Bambaragala Wewa - Humbasgamuwa Wewa - Wegolla Wewa 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 Nikawatawana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 181 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 26 228 Nov 25 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nikawatawana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) Bank BOC · Kimbissa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) Hotel Green Paradise Agro Eco Hotel · Kumbukkandanwala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89978&mlon=80.73364#map=17/7.89978/80.73364) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Lenawa Primary School · Kumbukkandanwala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90287&mlon=80.74004#map=17/7.90287/80.74004) College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Mailattawa - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Nikawatawana?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nikawatawana?Ihala Ereula, Kandalama, Kumbukkandanwala, Mailattawa, Palutawa, Pol Attawa, Welangolla and Wewala Wewa - How many villages are in Nikawatawana?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nikawatawana?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nikawatawana?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nikawatawana?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nikawatawana?BOC, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nikawatawana?HNB, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nikawatawana?Lanka IOC, about 8.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nikawatawana?LK2206080 (OCHA common operational dataset)