# Wahakotte GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/wahakotte/ Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division # Wahakotte Wahakotte is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.93 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.9km² - 426 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wahakotte? Wahakotte lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Galgodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/galgodayaya/), [Medabedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-north/), [Pihilyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pihilyaya/), [Siyambalagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/siyambalagahawela/) and [Yatiwehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/yatiwehera/). By area it is the 10477th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Wahakotte is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7199° N, 80.5859° E. Local names: වහකෝට්ටේ . 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 Wahakotte Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Wahakotte. Settlements here lie between about 426 m and 426 m above sea level (median 426 m). - Elamalpota - Oligama - Punchlrambadagalla - Yatiwehera 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 Wahakotte Named natural and historic features inside Wahakotte, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Karapunna 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 Wahakotte 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 Wahakotte Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Danduyaya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75513&mlon=80.56858#map=17/7.75513/80.56858) 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 IOC lanka · Danduyaya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) Hotel Purawaduma BSF · Palapathwala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72148&mlon=80.60574#map=17/7.72148/80.60574) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Bambawa Model Primary School · Ihala Bambawa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74362&mlon=80.57427#map=17/7.74362/80.57427) College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 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 Galewela DS Division - Aluthwewa - Bambaragaswewa - Beligamuwa - Beliyakanda - Bulanawewa - Dambagolla - Dambawatawana - Damunumulla - Dandubendiruppa - Danduyaya - Dembawa - Dewahoowa Colony 1 - Dewahoowa Colony 2 - Divulgaskotuwa - Elamalpotha - Galapamula - Galewela Town - Galgodayaya - Hathadukkuwa - Hewanwela - Hombawa - Ibbankatuwa - Ihala Bambawa - Kendangamuwa - Kosgahahinna - Kospotha - Kumbukgolla - Lenawala - Madipola - Makulugaswewa - Medabedda North - Medabedda South - Meewalapathaha - Moragolla - Nabadagahawatta - Nilagama - Pahala Bambawa - Pahala Diggala - Pahala Wewa - Palapathwala - Palu Hombawa - Pathkolagolla - Pattiwela - Pibidunugama - Pihilyaya - Puwakpitiya - Ralalerotawewa - Ranwediyawa - Silwathgama - Siyambalagahawela - Thalakiriyagama - Thennakonpura - Walaswewa - Wegodapola - Weragalawatta - Wetakoluwewa - Yatigalpotta - Yatiwehera ## Quick answers - Where is Wahakotte?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wahakotte?Galgodayaya, Medabedda North, Pihilyaya, Siyambalagahawela and Yatiwehera - How many villages are in Wahakotte?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wahakotte?Settlements lie between 426 m and 426 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wahakotte?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Wahakotte?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wahakotte?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wahakotte?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wahakotte?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wahakotte?IOC lanka, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wahakotte?LK2203245 (OCHA common operational dataset)