# Polwatta GN division, Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/polwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division # Polwatta Polwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.86 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² - 441 mtypical elevation ## Where is Polwatta? Polwatta lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [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: [Asgiri Dorakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/asgiri-dorakumbura/), [Asgiri Dorakumbura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/asgiri-dorakumbura-east/), [Ethipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/ethipola/), [Mathalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathalapitiya/), [Mathalapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathalapitiya-south/), [Unaweruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/unaweruwa/) and [Walawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/walawela/). By area it is the 10762nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Polwatta is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5203° N, 80.5884° E. Local names: පොල්වත්ත . 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 Polwatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Polwatta. - Naldena 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 Polwatta Named natural and historic features inside Polwatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Polwatte 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 Polwatta 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 Polwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර · Palapathwala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52996&mlon=80.62607#map=17/7.52996/80.62607) Bank RRB BANK · Palapathwala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53025&mlon=80.62617#map=17/7.53025/80.62617) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station · Palapathwala 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53478&mlon=80.62725#map=17/7.53478/80.62725) Hotel Man Mountain Villa · Dullewa East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50708&mlon=80.60529#map=17/7.50708/80.60529) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Buddhagosha Maha Vidyalaya · Palapathwala 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53306&mlon=80.62479#map=17/7.53306/80.62479) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station n · Gongawela 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47004&mlon=80.62378#map=17/7.47004/80.62378) 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 Yatawatta DS Division - Alokagama - Aluthgama - Aluthgama North - Ambanpola - Asgiri Dorakumbura - Asgiri Dorakumbura East - Daluwela - Dangan Place - Deevilla - Deevilla North - Deevilla South - Delgolla - Dikkumbura - Dikkumbura West - Dullewa - Dullewa East - Ethipallawala - Ethipola - Ethipola West - Galagama - Galaliyadda - Gammulla - Idangama - Kavudupelella - LK2215285 - Lakshahena - Madadeniya - Mahawela - Mahawela West - Maligathenna - Mathalapitiya - Mathalapitiya South - Mathale North - Mediyapola - Mottuwela - Muruthawatta - Nagolla - Nikagolla - Nikagolla North - Pamunuwa - Rathalawewa - Rathninda - Selagama - Selagama East - Thalgahagoda - Thembilideniya - Udagama - Udagama West - Udasgiriya - Unaweruwa - Urulewatta - Walawela - Walpola - Wattegedara - Yatawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Polwatta?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polwatta?Asgiri Dorakumbura, Asgiri Dorakumbura East, Ethipola, Mathalapitiya, Mathalapitiya South, Unaweruwa and Walawela - How many villages are in Polwatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Polwatta?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Polwatta?auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polwatta?RRB BANK, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polwatta?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwatta?Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polwatta?LK2215250 (OCHA common operational dataset)