# Ihala Kotuwella GN division, Pannala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/ihala-kotuwella/ Grama Niladhari division · Pannala DS Division # Ihala Kotuwella Ihala Kotuwella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.88 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.9km² - 63 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ihala Kotuwella? Ihala Kotuwella lies in [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bammanna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/bammanna/), [Horawadunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/horawadunna/), [Ihala Labbala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/ihala-labbala/), [Kadirapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/kadirapola/), [Kekillapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/kekillapitiya/), [Mahingamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/mahingamuwa/), [Maholawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/maholawa/) and [Pahala Labbala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/pahala-labbala/). By area it is the 5133rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/). The centre of Ihala Kotuwella is about 52 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3465° N, 80.0656° E. Local names: කොටුවැල්ල . 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 Ihala Kotuwella Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ihala Kotuwella. - Etadombagala 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 Ihala Kotuwella Named natural and historic features inside Ihala Kotuwella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Dolawatta - Mahingamuwa - Rathmahara 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 Ihala Kotuwella 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 Ihala Kotuwella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vision Animal Hospital · Pahala Galayaya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33265&mlon=80.01214#map=17/7.33265/80.01214) Bank BOC - Pannala · Badabedda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32763&mlon=80.02232#map=17/7.32763/80.02232) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawwa South 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29488&mlon=80.23814#map=17/7.29488/80.23814) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Badabedda 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32870&mlon=80.02226#map=17/7.32870/80.02226) Hotel Sanoreech Hotel · Maholawa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32698&mlon=80.05587#map=17/7.32698/80.05587) Mall Singer - Pannala · Pannala 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32913&mlon=80.02503#map=17/7.32913/80.02503) School Sakura pre School · Mellawalana 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31259&mlon=80.07081#map=17/7.31259/80.07081) College Lingocom Higher Education Academy · Pannala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32940&mlon=80.02100#map=17/7.32940/80.02100) Police station Police Station Pannala · Badabedda 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32769&mlon=80.02139#map=17/7.32769/80.02139) 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 Pannala DS Division - Badabedda - Balawala - Bammanna - Batapotha Ela - Bopitiya - Bowatta - Daraluwa - Dodampotta - Elabadagama East - Elabadagama North - Elabadagama West - Elibichchiya - Elivila - Erepola - Eriyagolla - Gallehemulla - Gonulla East - Gonulla West - Hamanagoda - Hamangalla - Hendiyagala - Hengawa - Hettirippuwa - Horawadunna - Hundirapola - Hunuvila - Ihala Galayaya - Ihala Labbala - Indivinna - Ingaradavula - Irabadagama - Kadirapola - Kandepola - Katugampala - Kavudumunna - Kekillapitiya - Kohombapola - Konduruwawela - Kongoda - Koodalupotta - Madigepola - Maharagama - Mahingamuwa - Maholawa - Makandura Ihala - Makandura Pahala - Malgamuwa - Mattegama - Meddepola Ihala - Meddepola Pahala - Medirivila - Mellawalana - Mohottawa - Mookalana - Mummana - Muthugalayagama - Nabirittankadawara - Nalawalana - Narangamuwa - Narangoda North - Narangoda South - Nedalagamuwa North - Nedalagamuwa South - Pahala Galayaya - Pahala Labbala - Pannala - Panwalakumbura - Paragammana - Pethigodagedara - Raddalana - Sandalankawa - Siyambalawalana - Thalammehera - Thambakanda - Thelambugammana - Udugama - Villiyagama - Waguruwela - Wattegedara - Wellewa - Welpalla - Werahera - Wetakeyawa - Wettewa - Yatattawala - Yayamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Ihala Kotuwella?In Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihala Kotuwella?Bammanna, Horawadunna, Ihala Labbala, Kadirapola, Kekillapitiya, Mahingamuwa, Maholawa and Pahala Labbala - How many villages are in Ihala Kotuwella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ihala Kotuwella?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Kotuwella?Vision Animal Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Kotuwella?BOC - Pannala, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Kotuwella?People's Bank ATM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Kotuwella?Ceypetco, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihala Kotuwella?LK6178245 (OCHA common operational dataset)