# Munwatta GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/munwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Munwatta Munwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.34 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.3km² - 686 mtypical elevation ## Where is Munwatta? Munwatta lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambagaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ambagaspitiya/), [Bodhiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/bodhiwela/), [Landupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/landupita/), [Unagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/unagolla/) and [Welapahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/welapahala/). By area it is the 8893rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Munwatta is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1147° N, 80.8103° E. Local names: මුංවත්ත . 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 Munwatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Munwatta. - Munwattha - Nelugolla 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 Munwatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 233 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 108 Feb 23 86 Mar 25 104 Apr 26 175 May 25 164 Jun 24 101 Jul 24 82 Aug 24 92 Sep 24 129 Oct 24 234 Nov 24 274 Dec 23 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Munwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maturata District Hospital · Mathurata 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08049&mlon=80.80146#map=17/7.08049/80.80146) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Padiyapelella 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09452&mlon=80.79949#map=17/7.09452/80.79949) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel Marabedda Gardens Resort · Dimbulkumbura 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14291&mlon=80.80867#map=17/7.14291/80.80867) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Landupita School · Ambagaspitiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.81093#map=17/7.10162/80.81093) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 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 Walapane DS Division - Alakolawewa - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - Binganthalawa - Brookside - Deliwala North - Deliwela South - Egodakanda - Ekangapura - Galabada - Harasbedda North - Harasbedda South - High Forest - High Forest - Ihala Pannala - Ilukpelessa - Kandegama - Kendagolla - Ketakandura - Kumbalgamuwa - Kumbalgamuwa East - Kurunduoya - Landupita - Liyanwala Pahalagama - Liyanwela Ihalagama - Madumana - Maha Uva - Mahakudugala - Mahapathana - Mailagasthenna - Manelwala - Manthreethenna - Medakandura - Morabedda - Mulhalkele - Napatawela - Naranthalawa - Padiyapelella - Palalpathana - Pandithaya Kumbura - Pannala - Ragala - Ragala Watta - Rathnayakapura - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Munwatta?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Munwatta?Ambagaspitiya, Bodhiwela, Landupita, Unagolla and Welapahala - How many villages are in Munwatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Munwatta?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Munwatta?Maturata District Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Munwatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Munwatta?PET, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Munwatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Munwatta?LK2324315 (OCHA common operational dataset)