# Kottala GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/kottala/ Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division # Kottala Kottala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.32 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.3km² - 842 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kottala? Kottala lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Damunumeya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/damunumeya/), [Diya - Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/diya-udagama/), [Hanguranketha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hanguranketha/), [Madanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/madanwala/), [Mudunapita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/mudunapita/) and [Udawatta Kumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/udawatta-kumbura/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Kottala is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1681° N, 80.7878° E. Local names: කොට්ටල . 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 Kottala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kottala. - Kottala 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 Kottala Named natural and historic features inside Kottala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Wewatenne 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 Kottala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kottala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hanguranketha Dinisional Hospital · Pallemaluwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17995&mlon=80.77293#map=17/7.17995/80.77293) Bank Bank of Ceylon - Marassana · Meeruppa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21683&mlon=80.73907#map=17/7.21683/80.73907) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Fuel Station · Kethigannawela 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22015&mlon=80.75178#map=17/7.22015/80.75178) Hotel Ranga Hotel · Walalawela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15840&mlon=80.78286#map=17/7.15840/80.78286) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Ananda Model School · Sangaraja Gama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18362&mlon=80.77666#map=17/7.18362/80.77666) College Gateway College · Udadelthota 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) Police station Keerthibandarapura Police Station · Pannala 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14432&mlon=80.85583#map=17/7.14432/80.85583) 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 Hanguranketa DS Division - Adikarigama - Agappala - Ambaliyadda - Ambewela - Arattana - Bambaragama - Bambaragama East - Bambaragama West - Bogahalanda - Bowala - Bulugahapitiya - Dampola - Damunumeya - Damunumeya North - Daraoya - Delgahapitiya - Deliwala - Diggalpotta - Dimbulkumbura - Diya - Udagama - Dodamkumbura - Dolugala - Ekiriya - Enasal Arawa - Endiribedda - Galauda North - Galauda South - Ganga Udagama - Gannewa Udagama - Gedereiyawa - Hakuruthale - Handawalapitiya - Hanguranketha - Hapugasdeniya - Hapuwala - Hilpenkandura - Hingurukaduwa - Hope - Idamalanda - Karalliyadda - Karamidula - Kawatayamana - Kirimetiya - Kithulpe - Kosgaha Debala - Labuhena - Madanwala - Madumana - Makempe - Malanwatta - Maliyadda - Malulla - Medagama - Mirahampe - Mudunapita - Muloya - Pallemaluwa - Poramadulla - Puranagama - Pussalamankada - Rahathungoda - Rathmetiya - Rekitipe - Rikillagaskada - Rookwood Estate - Sangaraja Gama - Uda Galauda - Udakanda - Udawatta East - Udawatta Kumbura - Udawatta West - Unanthenna - Walalawela - Warapitiya - Wegama - Welikada - Wetesthenna - Yati Hanguranketha ## Quick answers - Where is Kottala?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kottala?Damunumeya, Diya - Udagama, Hanguranketha, Madanwala, Mudunapita and Udawatta Kumbura - How many villages are in Kottala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kottala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kottala?Hanguranketha Dinisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kottala?Bank of Ceylon - Marassana, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kottala?PET, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kottala?Ceypetco Fuel Station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kottala?LK2306195 (OCHA common operational dataset)