# Rathalawewa GN division, Yatawatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/rathalawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division # Rathalawewa Rathalawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.93 km²**. - 0.9km² ## Where is Rathalawewa? Rathalawewa 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 10 other GN divisions: [Dikkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/dikkumbura/), [Dikkumbura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/dikkumbura-west/), [Galwadukumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/galwadukumbura/), [Mahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mahawela/), [Mahawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mahawela-west/), [Mathale North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathale-north/), [Muruthawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/muruthawatta/), [Nikagolla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/nikagolla-north/), [Walliwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/walliwela/) and [Wattegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/wattegedara/). By area it is the 10477th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Rathalawewa is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5724° N, 80.6145° E. Local names: රතලවැව . 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 Rathalawewa Named natural and historic features inside Rathalawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Ratalawewa Watte 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 Rathalawewa 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 Rathalawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) Bank Regional Rural Bank · Muruthawatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56119&mlon=80.60889#map=17/7.56119/80.60889) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 14 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 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53478&mlon=80.62725#map=17/7.53478/80.62725) Hotel Birds Garden Villa · Kavudupelella 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58299&mlon=80.62734#map=17/7.58299/80.62734) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Kawdupelella Kalaimahal T.M.V · Walliwela 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57694&mlon=80.62519#map=17/7.57694/80.62519) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 1.9 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 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 - Polwatta - Rathninda - Selagama - Selagama East - Thalgahagoda - Thembilideniya - Udagama - Udagama West - Udasgiriya - Unaweruwa - Urulewatta - Walawela - Walpola - Wattegedara - Yatawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Rathalawewa?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathalawewa?Dikkumbura, Dikkumbura West, Galwadukumbura, Mahawela, Mahawela West, Mathale North, Muruthawatta, Nikagolla North, Walliwela and Wattegedara - What is the best time to visit Rathalawewa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathalawewa?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathalawewa?Regional Rural Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathalawewa?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathalawewa?Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathalawewa?LK2215095 (OCHA common operational dataset)