# Pottatawela GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pottatawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Pottatawela Pottatawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **17.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.2km² - 1mapped services - 338 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pottatawela? Pottatawela 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 9 other GN divisions: [Dammanthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/dammanthenna/), [Galboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/galboda/), [Gangalapuwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/gangalapuwakpitiya/), [Kahagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kahagala/), [Kambarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/kambarawa/), [Karadamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/karadamulla/), [Leloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/leloya/), [Weliwaranagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/weliwaranagolla/) and [Wellewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/wellewala/). By area it is the 598th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Pottatawela is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5915° N, 80.7744° E. Local names: පොත්තටවල . 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 Pottatawela Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pottatawela. - Metihakka - Poththatawela - Pottatawela 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 Pottatawela Named natural and historic features inside Pottatawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Teligama Oya 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 Pottatawela 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 Pottatawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 12 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Gangala · Ilukkumbura 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54968&mlon=80.77612#map=17/7.54968/80.77612) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Haththota Amuna College · Wellewala 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60864&mlon=80.82447#map=17/7.60864/80.82447) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 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 Pottatawela Places mapped inside Pottatawela in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 - Pitawala - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rathninda - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Pottatawela?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pottatawela?Dammanthenna, Galboda, Gangalapuwakpitiya, Kahagala, Kambarawa, Karadamulla, Leloya, Weliwaranagolla and Wellewala - How many villages are in Pottatawela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pottatawela?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pottatawela?Laggala Hospital, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pottatawela?People's Bank - Rattota, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pottatawela?Commercial Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pottatawela?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pottatawela?LK2224060 (OCHA common operational dataset)