# Palutawa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/palutawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Palutawa Palutawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.22 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.2km² - 4mapped services - 195 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palutawa? Palutawa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Egodawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/egodawewa/), [Kimbissa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kimbissa/), [Kumbukkandanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kumbukkandanwala/), [Mailattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/mailattawa/), [Nikawatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nikawatawana/), [Pothana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pothana/) and [Sigiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/sigiriya/). By area it is the 2802nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Palutawa is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9255° N, 80.7393° E. Local names: පලුටාව . 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 Palutawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palutawa. - Bellanoya 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 Palutawa Named natural and historic features inside Palutawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Galahitiyawa Wewa - Kalugala Wewa - Nalandagama Wewa - Palutawa Maha 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 Palutawa 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 197 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 27 228 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palutawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) Bank BOC · Kimbissa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) Hotel Sigiriya Farm Garden Resort · Palutawa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92053&mlon=80.73618#map=17/7.92053/80.73618) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Lenawa Primary School · Kumbukkandanwala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90287&mlon=80.74004#map=17/7.90287/80.74004) College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 2.0 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Palutawa Places mapped inside Palutawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels4 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 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 - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - 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 Palutawa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palutawa?Egodawewa, Kimbissa, Kumbukkandanwala, Mailattawa, Nikawatawana, Pothana and Sigiriya - How many villages are in Palutawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palutawa?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palutawa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palutawa?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palutawa?BOC, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palutawa?HNB, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palutawa?Lanka IOC, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palutawa?LK2206060 (OCHA common operational dataset)