# Pol Attawa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pol-attawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Pol Attawa Pol Attawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **31.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.1km² - 1mapped services - 210 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pol Attawa? Pol Attawa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Attanakadawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/attanakadawala-west/), [Ihakuluwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/ihakuluwewa/), [Konduruwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/konduruwawa/), [Mailattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/mailattawa/), [Nikawatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nikawatawana/) and [Wewala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/wewala-wewa/). By area it is the 247th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.9% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Pol Attawa is about 151 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9286° N, 80.7890° E. Local names: පොල්අත්තාව . 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 Pol Attawa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pol Attawa. - Alakolawewa - Makarayawala 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 Pol Attawa Named natural and historic features inside Pol Attawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Migahawala - Peikkulam Tank - Wewala Oya ### Estates 1 estate. - Wewelmaditta 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 Pol Attawa 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 182 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 Pol Attawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) Bank BOC · Kimbissa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) ATM Commercial bank · Sigiriya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95153&mlon=80.75378#map=17/7.95153/80.75378) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) Hotel Chena Huts Eco Resort · Pol Attawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=80.76871#map=17/7.94069/80.76871) Mall Polonnaruwa City Center · Polonnaruwa Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94036&mlon=81.00146#map=17/7.94036/81.00146) School Sigiriya Central College · Sigiriya 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95173&mlon=80.75056#map=17/7.95173/80.75056) College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 6.4 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 Pol Attawa Places mapped inside Pol Attawa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - 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 Pol Attawa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pol Attawa?Attanakadawala West, Ihakuluwewa, Konduruwawa, Mailattawa, Nikawatawana and Wewala Wewa - How many villages are in Pol Attawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pol Attawa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pol Attawa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pol Attawa?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pol Attawa?BOC, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pol Attawa?Commercial bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pol Attawa?Lanka IOC, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pol Attawa?LK2206075 (OCHA common operational dataset)