# Kottukachchiya Colony 2 GN division, Anamaduwa DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/kottukachchiya-colony-2/

Grama Niladhari division · Anamaduwa DS Division 

# Kottukachchiya Colony 2

Kottukachchiya Colony 2 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **15.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 15.3km²
- 42 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kottukachchiya Colony 2?

Kottukachchiya Colony 2 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 7 other GN divisions: [Egodapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/egodapitiya/), [Kaladiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/kaladiya/), [Kottukachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/kottukachchiya/), [Kottukachchiya Colony 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/kottukachchiya-colony-1/), [Nelumwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/nelumwewa/), [Paleegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/karuwalagaswewa/paleegama/) and [Viharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/viharagama/). By area it is the 696th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Anamaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/anamaduwa/). The centre of Kottukachchiya Colony 2 is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9742° N, 79.9408° 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).

## Villages and localities in Kottukachchiya Colony 2

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kottukachchiya Colony 2.

- Idallewa

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 2

Named natural and historic features inside Kottukachchiya Colony 2, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Helambagana Wewa
- Muriyak Wewa

### Estates

2 estates; 1 estate.

- Helembewa
- Kottukachchiya
- State Farm

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 2 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 2

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital darmaraja general hospital · Thiladiya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00393&mlon=79.84844#map=17/8.00393/79.84844) 

Bank BOC · Palaviya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97809&mlon=79.83332#map=17/7.97809/79.83332) 

ATM HNB · Puttalam South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) 

Hotel Tabboea lake resort · Karuwalagaswewa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05740&mlon=79.96031#map=17/8.05740/79.96031) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 13 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 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95170&mlon=79.93630#map=17/7.95170/79.93630) 

College Technical College Anamaduwa · Bammannegama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89031&mlon=80.02165#map=17/7.89031/80.02165) 

Police station Police Station - Karuwalagaswewa · Karuwalagaswewa 9.4 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.

## Other GN divisions in Anamaduwa DS Division

- 07 Gammanaya
- Alankulama
- Anamaduwa
- Bammannegama
- Dharmapalaya
- Divulwewa
- Gallewa
- Karambewa
- Koilandigama
- Kothalakemiyawa
- Kottukachchiya
- Kottukachchiya Colony 1
- 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 2?In Anamaduwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kottukachchiya Colony 2?Egodapitiya, Kaladiya, Kottukachchiya, Kottukachchiya Colony 1, Nelumwewa, Paleegama and Viharagama
- How many villages are in Kottukachchiya Colony 2?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kottukachchiya Colony 2?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Kottukachchiya Colony 2?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kottukachchiya Colony 2?darmaraja general hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kottukachchiya Colony 2?BOC, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kottukachchiya Colony 2?HNB, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kottukachchiya Colony 2?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kottukachchiya Colony 2?LK6224005 (OCHA common operational dataset)
