# Bowatta GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bowatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division # Bowatta Bowatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.88 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.9km² - 5mapped services - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bowatta? Bowatta lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Brahmanayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/brahmanayagama/), [Hendiyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/hendiyapola/), [Ihala Kadigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-kadigamuwa/), [Maunawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/maunawa/), [Mookalanhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/mookalanhena/) and [Panawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/panawewa/). By area it is the 5133rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Bowatta is about 74 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5890° N, 79.9626° E. Local names: බෝවත්ත . 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 Bowatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bowatta. - Bowatta - Bowawatta 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 Bowatta Named natural and historic features inside Bowatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Bowatta Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Sydney 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 Bowatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bowatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank People's Bank - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59838&mlon=79.94008#map=17/7.59838/79.94008) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bowatta 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59687&mlon=79.95285#map=17/7.59687/79.95285) Hotel Hotel Raju Palace · Mookalanhena 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59867&mlon=79.94597#map=17/7.59867/79.94597) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Brahmanayagama Saddananda Vidyalaya · Brahmanayagama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61233&mlon=79.96266#map=17/7.61233/79.96266) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bowatta Places mapped inside Bowatta in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Shopping malls1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Bingiriya DS Division - Aluthgama - Bakmeeruppa - Bandarigalgoda - Bingiriya - Brahmanayagama - Getulawa - Hamannapahuwa - Heenpannawa - Hendiyapola - Hiruwalpola - Horagasagara - Ihala Galwewa - Ihala Kadigamuwa - Ihala Kalugama - Ihala Konkandawala - Ihala Koswatta - Kaduruwewa - Karandanayagama - Kelegedara - Kiniyama East - Kiniyama West - Konkadawala - Kosagama - Koshenagara - Kudakalawa - Kurundupotha - Madulupitiya - Manelembuwa - Maunawa - Meladeniya - Molaeliya - Mookalanhena - Murukandiya - Nithalawa - Padiwela - Pahala Galwewa - Pahala Kadigamuwa - Pahala Kiniyama - Pahala Koswatta - Pahala Mandakondana - Pahala Thalampola - Panawewa - Puwakgahakadawala - Tharana - Thorabichchiya - Udawela - Urapotta - Vilattawa Palatha - Wanduressa - Weerapokuna - Wellarawa ## Quick answers - Where is Bowatta?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bowatta?Brahmanayagama, Hendiyapola, Ihala Kadigamuwa, Maunawa, Mookalanhena and Panawewa - How many villages are in Bowatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bowatta?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bowatta?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bowatta?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bowatta?People's Bank - Bingiriya, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bowatta?Kandawala, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bowatta?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Bowatta?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bowatta?LK6142115 (OCHA common operational dataset)