# Koswatta GN division, Pallepola DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/koswatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division # Koswatta Koswatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.27 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.3km² - 426 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koswatta? Koswatta lies in [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Akuramboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/akuramboda/), [Ambokudena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ambokudena/), [Dewarammulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/dewarammulla/), [Ekamuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ekamuthugama/), [Kandewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/kandewatta/), [Mahayayawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/mahayayawatta/), [Maningamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/maningamuwa-east/) and [Monaravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/monaravila/). By area it is the 9125th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Koswatta is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6412° N, 80.5962° E. Local names: කොස්වත්ත . 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 Koswatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Koswatta. - Koswatta 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 Koswatta 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 Koswatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pallepola North 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.60680#map=17/7.62572/80.60680) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Central Heritage bunglow CHB · Pallepola North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62422&mlon=80.60704#map=17/7.62422/80.60704) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School koholanwela Primary School Ground · Koholanwala 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63108&mlon=80.63606#map=17/7.63108/80.63606) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 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 Pallepola DS Division - Akuramboda - Aluthgama - Ambokka - Ambokudena - Ariyagama - Bomeruwa - Demada Oya - Dewarammulla - Dimbulgamuwa - Dodamgasyaya - Ehelepola - Ekamuthugama - Galahitiyagama - Janakagama - Kandewatta - Kinigama - Kirioruwa - Kobbevehera - Koholanwala - Kosgolla - Mahayayawatta - Mananwatta - Maningamuwa East - Maningamuwa West - Medalanda - Millawana Ihalagama - Millawana Medagama - Millawana Pahalagama - Monaravila - Moragaspitiya - Nagahapola - Nilannoruwa - Nilannoruwa Colony - Paldeniya - Pallepola North - Pallepola South - Polwatta - Rusigama Ihalagama - Rusigama Pahalagama - Thalakiriyawa - Thembilideniya North - Udurampelessa - Walmoruwa ## Quick answers - Where is Koswatta?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Koswatta?Akuramboda, Ambokudena, Dewarammulla, Ekamuthugama, Kandewatta, Mahayayawatta, Maningamuwa East and Monaravila - How many villages are in Koswatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Koswatta?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Koswatta?Nalanda Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koswatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koswatta?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koswatta?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koswatta?LK2212130 (OCHA common operational dataset)