# Puwak Attawala GN division, Dambulla DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/puwak-attawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Puwak Attawala

Puwak Attawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.03 km²**. Open map data shows 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.0km²
- 6mapped services

## Where is Puwak Attawala?

Puwak Attawala 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: [Embulambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/embulambe/), [Kalogaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalogaha-ela/), [Kiralagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kiralagolla/), [LK2206125](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/lk2206125/), [Moragollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/moragollewa/) and [Walgamwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/walgamwewa/). By area it is the 4902nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Puwak Attawala is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7914° N, 80.6716° E. Local names: පුවක්අත්තාවල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Puwak Attawala 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
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- Nov
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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 Puwak Attawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) 

Bank DFCC Bank · Naula 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71102&mlon=80.65319#map=17/7.71102/80.65319) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypectco filling station · Lenadora North 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75871&mlon=80.66158#map=17/7.75871/80.66158) 

Hotel Kalundewa Retreat · Puwak Attawala 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79686&mlon=80.67622#map=17/7.79686/80.67622) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Panampitiya Maha Vidyalaya · Pannampitiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77966&mlon=80.66011#map=17/7.77966/80.66011) 

College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) 

Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 

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 Puwak Attawala

Places mapped inside Puwak Attawala in open map data, by type.

- Hotels6

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
- Pol Attawa
- Pothana
- 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 Puwak Attawala?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Puwak Attawala?Embulambe, Kalogaha Ela, Kiralagolla, LK2206125, Moragollewa and Walgamwewa
- What is the best time to visit Puwak Attawala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Puwak Attawala?Rangiri Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Puwak Attawala?DFCC Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Puwak Attawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puwak Attawala?Ceypectco filling station, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Puwak Attawala?LK2206250 (OCHA common operational dataset)