# Welangahawatta GN division, Rattota DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Welangahawatta

Welangahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.34 km²**.

- 1.3km²

## Where is Welangahawatta?

Welangahawatta 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 6 other GN divisions: [Alakolamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/alakolamada/), [Galekoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/galekoluwa/), [Horagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/horagolla/), [Maussagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/maussagolla/), [Thambalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/thambalagala/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/udagama/). By area it is the 8893rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Welangahawatta is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4760° N, 80.6955° E. Local names: වෙලංගහවත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Welangahawatta

Named natural and historic features inside Welangahawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 tea estate.

- Mousagalla

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 Welangahawatta 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 Welangahawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) 

Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 2.8 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 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Knuckles Home Stay · Maussagolla 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49431&mlon=80.69453#map=17/7.49431/80.69453) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School MT/Ganeshwara T.V · Thambalagala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46630&mlon=80.69683#map=17/7.46630/80.69683) 

College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 5.3 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.

## Other GN divisions in Rattota DS Division

- Alakolamada
- Alwatta
- 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
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Welangahawatta?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welangahawatta?Alakolamada, Galekoluwa, Horagolla, Maussagolla, Thambalagala and Udagama
- What is the best time to visit Welangahawatta?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welangahawatta?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welangahawatta?RDB Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welangahawatta?Sampath ATM, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welangahawatta?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welangahawatta?LK2230150 (OCHA common operational dataset)