# Wetakoluwewa GN division, Galewela DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/wetakoluwewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Wetakoluwewa

Wetakoluwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.04 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.0km²
- 192 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wetakoluwewa?

Wetakoluwewa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dandubendiruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dandubendiruppa/), [Dewahoowa Colony 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dewahoowa-colony-2/), [Giranegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/giranegama/), [Makulugaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/makulugaswewa/), [Narangaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/narangaswewa/) and [Pahala Diggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pahala-diggala/). By area it is the 3726th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Wetakoluwewa is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8570° N, 80.5838° E. Local names: වැටකොළුවැව .

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 Wetakoluwewa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wetakoluwewa.

- Galwaduwagama
- Wetakoluwewa

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).

## Weather in Wetakoluwewa 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 200 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 Wetakoluwewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) 

Bank NDB Bank · Dambulla Town 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87379&mlon=80.65061#map=17/7.87379/80.65061) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) 

Hotel Layathraa Lake View Resort · Ibbankatuwa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.84396&mlon=80.62553#map=17/7.84396/80.62553) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School Thalakiriyagama Maha Vidyalaya · Thalakiriyagama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80721&mlon=80.61115#map=17/7.80721/80.61115) 

College Dambulla Technical College · Dambulla Town 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86595&mlon=80.64967#map=17/7.86595/80.64967) 

Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 7.2 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.

## 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
- Wahakotte
- Walaswewa
- Wegodapola
- Weragalawatta
- Yatigalpotta
- Yatiwehera

## Quick answers

- Where is Wetakoluwewa?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wetakoluwewa?Dandubendiruppa, Dewahoowa Colony 2, Giranegama, Makulugaswewa, Narangaswewa and Pahala Diggala
- How many villages are in Wetakoluwewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Wetakoluwewa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wetakoluwewa?Rangiri Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wetakoluwewa?NDB Bank, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wetakoluwewa?HNB, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wetakoluwewa?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 6.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wetakoluwewa?LK2203005 (OCHA common operational dataset)