# Kottukachchiya Colony 1 GN division, Anamaduwa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/kottukachchiya-colony-1/ Grama Niladhari division · Anamaduwa DS Division # Kottukachchiya Colony 1 Kottukachchiya Colony 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.50 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.5km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Kottukachchiya Colony 1? Kottukachchiya Colony 1 lies in [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Dangahawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/dangahawala/), [Kaladiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/kaladiya/), [Kivula No. 4-2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/kivula-no-4-2/), [Kottukachchiya Colony 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/kottukachchiya-colony-2/), [Mellankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/mellankulama/) and [Viharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/viharagama/). By area it is the 3298th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/). The centre of Kottukachchiya Colony 1 is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9670° N, 79.9237° E. Local names: කොට්ටුකච්චිය ජනපද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Kottukachchiya Colony 1 - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo88 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo127 km ### Nearest railway station Palavi (Palaviya), about 10 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:55). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Kottukachchiya Colony 1 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kottukachchiya Colony 1. - Galkulama 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 Kottukachchiya Colony 1 Named natural and historic features inside Kottukachchiya Colony 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Salaman Wewa 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 Kottukachchiya Colony 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kottukachchiya Colony 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital darmaraja general hospital · Thiladiya 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00393&mlon=79.84844#map=17/8.00393/79.84844) Bank BOC · Palaviya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97809&mlon=79.83332#map=17/7.97809/79.83332) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel The Grove · Palaviya 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96886&mlon=79.85129#map=17/7.96886/79.85129) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Kottukachchiya Navodya Vidyalaya · Kottukachchiya Colony 1 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95170&mlon=79.93630#map=17/7.95170/79.93630) College Open University Puttalam Study Centre · Puttalam South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02324&mlon=79.83382#map=17/8.02324/79.83382) Police station Police Station - Karuwalagaswewa · Karuwalagaswewa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05689&mlon=79.95994#map=17/8.05689/79.95994) 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 Kottukachchiya Colony 1 Places mapped inside Kottukachchiya Colony 1 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Anamaduwa DS Division - 07 Gammanaya - Alankulama - Anamaduwa - Bammannegama - Dharmapalaya - Divulwewa - Gallewa - Karambewa - Koilandigama - Kothalakemiyawa - Kottukachchiya - Kottukachchiya Colony 2 - Labugala - Maha Uswewa North - Maha Uswewa South - Mellankulama - Merungoda - Mudalakkuliya - Paliyagama - Paramakandagama - Peramakuttuwa - Periyakulama - Sangattikulama - Siyambalagashena - Thalakolawewa - Thalgaswewa - Thammennagama - Thattewa - Thonigala - Uppalawatta - Uriyawa - Viharagama - Wadatta - Wadigamangawa ## Quick answers - Where is Kottukachchiya Colony 1?In Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kottukachchiya Colony 1?Dangahawala, Kaladiya, Kivula No. 4-2, Kottukachchiya Colony 2, Mellankulama and Viharagama - What time zone is Kottukachchiya Colony 1 in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Kottukachchiya Colony 1?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Kottukachchiya Colony 1?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kottukachchiya Colony 1?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kottukachchiya Colony 1?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kottukachchiya Colony 1?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kottukachchiya Colony 1?darmaraja general hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kottukachchiya Colony 1?BOC, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kottukachchiya Colony 1?HNB, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kottukachchiya Colony 1?Ceypetco, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kottukachchiya Colony 1?LK6224010 (OCHA common operational dataset)