# Pitawala GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pitawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Pitawala Pitawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **8.47 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.5km² - 5mapped services - 764 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitawala? Pitawala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/dambagolla/), [Divulgas Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/divulgas-pathana/), [Kahagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kahagala/), [Mahalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/mahalakotuwa/), [Meda Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/meda-ela/), [Medawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/medawatta/) and [Rathninda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rathninda/). By area it is the 1512th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Pitawala is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5350° N, 80.7446° E. Local names: පිටවල . 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 Pitawala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pitawala. - Mahalakotuwa - Pitawala 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 Pitawala Named natural and historic features inside Pitawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Hulandoruwa - Katupollanda - Mousahedia 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 Pitawala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 372 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 21 89 Mar 23 96 Apr 24 154 May 24 133 Jun 23 73 Jul 23 62 Aug 23 70 Sep 23 101 Oct 23 228 Nov 22 279 Dec 21 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pitawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel RIV Riverston · Pitawala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53371&mlon=80.75460#map=17/7.53371/80.75460) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 24 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 7.4 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 Pitawala Places mapped inside Pitawala in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 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 - Etanwala - 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 - Pottatawela - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rathninda - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Pitawala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitawala?Dambagolla, Divulgas Pathana, Kahagala, Mahalakotuwa, Meda Ela, Medawatta and Rathninda - How many villages are in Pitawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pitawala?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitawala?Rattota Hospital, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitawala?People's Bank - Rattota, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitawala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitawala?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pitawala?LK2224080 (OCHA common operational dataset)