# Aluthwatta GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/aluthwatta-lk6233095/

Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division 

# Aluthwatta

Aluthwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.21 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.2km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Aluthwatta?

Aluthwatta lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Aluthwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/aluthwatta-lk6233090/), [Ichchampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ichchampitiya/), [Pitipana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-south/), [Wattakkaliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/wattakkaliya/) and [Weralabada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weralabada/). By area it is the 13664th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Aluthwatta is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5812° N, 79.7934° E. Local names: අළුත්වත්ත දකු .

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 Aluthwatta 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 Aluthwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Suwaya Hospital Chilaw · Melpura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57640&mlon=79.79683#map=17/7.57640/79.79683) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Pitipana South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57882&mlon=79.79475#map=17/7.57882/79.79475) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) 

Petrol pump IOC · Aluthwatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57930&mlon=79.79484#map=17/7.57930/79.79484) 

Hotel Chilaw Faa Inn Hotell · Pitipana North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57583&mlon=79.79530#map=17/7.57583/79.79530) 

Mall Yellya · Pitipana South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57658&mlon=79.79501#map=17/7.57658/79.79501) 

School peiris primary school · Pitipana South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57837&mlon=79.79303#map=17/7.57837/79.79303) 

College Saint Mary's Girls College · Pitipana South 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57779&mlon=79.79182#map=17/7.57779/79.79182) 

Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 

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 Aluthwatta

Places mapped inside Aluthwatta in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Restaurants1

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 Chilaw DS Division

- Aluthwatta
- Ambakandavila
- Dambakele
- Deduruoya
- Egodawatta
- Ichchampitiya
- Ihala Olidaluwa
- Ilippadeniya
- Inigodawela
- Kakkapalliya
- Kanattawa
- Karavita
- Karavitagara East
- Karavitagara West
- Kokkavila
- Kurusapaduwa
- Maha Vilattawa
- Maikkulama
- Manuwangama East
- Manuwangama West
- Maradankulama
- Melpura
- Merawala
- Mugunuwatawana
- Mungandaluwa East
- Mungandaluwa West
- Munneshwarama
- Nariyagama North
- Nariyagama South
- Olidaluwa
- Parappanmulla
- Pitipana East
- Pitipana North
- Pitipana South
- Puliyankadawara
- Punchi Vilattawa
- Sawarana
- Thimbilla
- Thissogama
- Thittakade
- Urudayandaluwa
- Wattakkaliya
- Weerakelewatta
- Weerapandiyana
- Welihena
- Weralabada
- Weralabada North
- Weralabada South

## Quick answers

- Where is Aluthwatta?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Aluthwatta?Aluthwatta, Ichchampitiya, Pitipana South, Wattakkaliya and Weralabada
- What is the best time to visit Aluthwatta?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aluthwatta?Suwaya Hospital Chilaw, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aluthwatta?Peoples Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aluthwatta?Commercial Bank, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aluthwatta?IOC, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Aluthwatta?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Aluthwatta?LK6233095 (OCHA common operational dataset)