# Alwatta GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/alwatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Alwatta

Alwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.16 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 1mapped services
- 574 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alwatta?

Alwatta lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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: [Godapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/godapola/), [Kandenuwara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kandenuwara-east/), [Kandenuwara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kandenuwara-west/), [Muwandeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/muwandeniya/), [Pahala Hapuvida](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/pahala-hapuvida/), [Uda Hapuvida](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/uda-hapuvida/) and [Wetasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/wetasyaya/). By area it is the 6560th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Alwatta is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4506° N, 80.6654° E. Local names: අල්වත්ත .

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 Alwatta

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Alwatta.

- Karagahalanda

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 Alwatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 182 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 22 116 

Feb 23 89 

Mar 25 96 

Apr 26 154 

May 25 133 

Jun 25 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 Alwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) 

Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) 

Hotel Strathisla tea estate bungalow · Alwatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44397&mlon=80.66102#map=17/7.44397/80.66102) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School MT/Kandenuwara T M.V · Kandenuwara East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45283&mlon=80.68321#map=17/7.45283/80.68321) 

College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) 

Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46263&mlon=80.62621#map=17/7.46263/80.62621) 

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 Alwatta

Places mapped inside Alwatta 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 Rattota DS Division

- Alakolamada
- Bambarakiriella
- Bandarapola
- Bodhikotuwa
- Bogambara
- Dambagolla
- Dankanda
- Dombagoda
- Epitamulla
- Galekoluwa
- Gansarapola
- Godapola
- Hangarankanda
- Horagolla
- Ihala Owala
- Ikirigolla
- Kaikawala
- Kaineka
- Kandenuwara East
- Kandenuwara West
- Kirimetiya
- Koswana North
- Koswana South
- Kuruwawa
- Lonvil
- Madakumbura
- Maradurawala
- Maussagolla
- Meda Weragama
- Medawatta
- Muwandeniya
- Neluwakanda
- Nikawella
- Pahala Hapuvida
- Pahala Owala
- Palle Weragama
- Pallegama
- Palleyaya
- Pitakanda
- Polwattakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Alwatta?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alwatta?Godapola, Kandenuwara East, Kandenuwara West, Muwandeniya, Pahala Hapuvida, Uda Hapuvida and Wetasyaya
- How many villages are in Alwatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alwatta?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alwatta?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alwatta?RDB Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alwatta?NSB, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alwatta?Lanka IOC, about 5.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alwatta?LK2230245 (OCHA common operational dataset)