# Etanwala GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/etanwala/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Etanwala Etanwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **50.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 50.1km² - 1mapped services - 652 mtypical elevation ## Where is Etanwala? Etanwala lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [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 12 other GN divisions: [Halminiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/halminiya/), [Kaikawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kaikawala/), [Kelebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kelebokka/), [Kosgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kosgama/), [Meda Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/meda-ela/), [Meemure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/meemure/), [Narangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/narangamuwa/), [Pusseela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/pusseela/), [Rambukoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rambukoluwa/), [Rathninda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rathninda/), [Thawalanthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/thawalanthenna/) and [Watakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/watakele/). By area it is the 127th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 13.5% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Etanwala is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4751° N, 80.7687° E. Local names: ඇටන්වල . 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 Etanwala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Etanwala. Settlements here lie between about 302 m and 729 m above sea level (median 652 m). - Batadanduwela - Etanwala - Etanwela - Kalupana 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 Etanwala Named natural and historic features inside Etanwala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kuda Oya - Naranatte ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Malkirigoda Gap · 984 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Managalla 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 Etanwala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 260 m higher 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 21 116 Feb 22 89 Mar 24 96 Apr 25 154 May 25 133 Jun 24 73 Jul 24 62 Aug 24 70 Sep 24 101 Oct 24 228 Nov 23 279 Dec 22 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Etanwala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madulkelle Hospital · Madulkele 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39803&mlon=80.73319#map=17/7.39803/80.73319) Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Manigala holiday resort · Rathninda 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50647&mlon=80.74770#map=17/7.50647/80.74770) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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 Etanwala Places mapped inside Etanwala 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 Laggala DS Division - Akarahediya - Dammanthenna - Dasgiriya - Dewaladeniya - Divulgas Pathana - Galgedawala - Ganga Henwala - Gangalapuwakpitiya - Gonawala - Guruwela - Halminiya - Hattota Amuna - Ilukkumbura - Imaduwa - Kahagala - Kaluganga - Kandepitawala - Karadamulla - Kivulawadiya - Laggala Pallegama - Lakegala - Leloya - Mahalakotuwa - Maoya - Meda Ela - Miniranketiya - Morathenna - Narangamuwa - Pitawala - Pottatawela - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rathninda - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Etanwala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Etanwala?Halminiya, Kaikawala, Kelebokka, Kosgama, Meda Ela, Meemure, Narangamuwa, Pusseela, Rambukoluwa, Rathninda, Thawalanthenna and Watakele - How many villages are in Etanwala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Etanwala?Settlements lie between 302 m and 729 m - What is the highest point in Etanwala?Malkirigoda Gap (984 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Etanwala?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Etanwala?Madulkelle Hospital, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Etanwala?RDB Bank, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Etanwala?Sampath ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Etanwala?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Etanwala?LK2224170 (OCHA common operational dataset)