# Polwatta GN division, Rideegama DS Division – Villages & Map

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Grama Niladhari division · Rideegama DS Division 

# Polwatta

Polwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **0.57 km²**.

- 0.6km²

## Where is Polwatta?

Polwatta lies in [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Gurumada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/gurumada/), [Hadiramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/hadiramulla/), [Haliyamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/haliyamulla/), [Kandegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/kandegedara/), [Panagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/panagamuwa/), [Pitiyegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/pitiyegedara/) and [Welikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/welikanda/). By area it is the 12104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Rideegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/). The centre of Polwatta is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4932° N, 80.5172° E. Local names: පොල්වත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Polwatta 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 Polwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Gonigoda · Gonigoda 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44761&mlon=80.51899#map=17/7.44761/80.51899) 

Bank People's Bank · Wewegedara 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49291#map=17/7.54878/80.49291) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Rambukandana 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54801&mlon=80.48945#map=17/7.54801/80.48945) 

Hotel Raddegoda Wallawwa · Reddagoda 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53337&mlon=80.51986#map=17/7.53337/80.51986) 

Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) 

School An noor central college · Pitiyegedara 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48638&mlon=80.51298#map=17/7.48638/80.51298) 

College Gem and Jewellery Research and Training Institute · Malbe 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46638&mlon=80.51778#map=17/7.46638/80.51778) 

Police station Rideegama Police Station · Wewegedara 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54808&mlon=80.49244#map=17/7.54808/80.49244) 

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 Rideegama DS Division

- Adapola
- Akkara Panaha
- Alakolamada
- Ambakote
- Balagala
- Balawattala
- Bambaragahakanda
- Bogamuwa
- Buluwala
- Buluwalakanda
- Dedurunadeegama
- Delvita
- Diniminiyathenna
- Dodamgasalanada
- Dodangahakotuwa
- Doranepola
- Dunumawa
- Erepolakanda
- Eriyagolla
- Gabadagama
- Galbindinaela
- Gallawa
- Ganegoda
- Ginihiriya
- Gonadeniya
- Gonamada
- Gonigoda
- Gopallawa
- Goraka Ela
- Gurumada
- Hadiramulla
- Haliyamulla
- Hewenpola
- Hunugalkadulla
- Hunupolagedara
- Ihala Udattapola
- Ikiriwatta
- Jakaduwa
- Jankure
- Kahahena
- Kalugahathenna
- Kanadeniyawala
- Kandegedara
- Kandepola
- Kandupalatha
- Kanugolla
- Karandagolla
- Katiyawa
- Kavisigamuwa
- Kelemulla
- Kiribathgalla
- Kithulgolla
- Kithulwala
- Kongoda
- Korossa
- Kosgolla
- Kosgollepola
- Koswatta
- Kothalawalagama
- Kotuhena
- Kurukeppitiya
- Kuthurumahana
- Lihiniwehera
- Madithiyawa
- Mahawela
- Malbe
- Maspotha
- Medagama
- Medakanda
- Meeliyadda
- Meepitiya
- Metiyampotha
- Minirangama
- Mirissala
- Morathiha
- Nahalla
- Nelaulla
- Nithulpitiya
- Niyangama
- Nuwarayaya
- Ogodapola
- Olagama
- Paliella
- Pallehorombuwa
- Pallekanda
- Palleyaya
- Panagamuwa
- Paragaswewa
- Paragoda
- Pihimbuwa
- Pitiyegedara
- Pusselikanda
- Pussella
- Rambadagalla
- Rambukandana
- Ranthetikanda
- Rathvita
- Reddagoda
- Rideegama
- Siyambalangamuwa
- Thalgaspitiya
- Thelambugalla
- Udahena
- Udahorombuwa
- Udakendawala
- Udattapola Pahala
- Wanduressa
- Warakawehera
- Wegama
- Welagedara
- Welikanda
- Wewegedara

## Quick answers

- Where is Polwatta?In Rideegama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polwatta?Gurumada, Hadiramulla, Haliyamulla, Kandegedara, Panagamuwa, Pitiyegedara and Welikanda
- What is the best time to visit Polwatta?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polwatta?Divisional Hospital Gonigoda, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polwatta?People's Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polwatta?People's Bank ATM, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwatta?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polwatta?LK6163350 (OCHA common operational dataset)