# Metikotuwa GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/metikotuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Metikotuwa Metikotuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.58 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 1mapped services - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Metikotuwa? Metikotuwa lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bambukuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/bambukuliya/), [Dankotuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-east/), [Etiyawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/etiyawala-south/), [Katana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/katana-north/), [Morukkuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/morukkuliya/), [Muruthana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/muruthana/), [Pahala Dummalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/pahala-dummalakotuwa/) and [Thamarakuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/thamarakuliya/). By area it is the 5672nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Metikotuwa is about 39 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2824° N, 79.8919° E. Local names: මැටිකොටුව . 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 Metikotuwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Metikotuwa. - Tamarakuliya 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). ## Weather in Metikotuwa 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 Metikotuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) Bank HNB · Dankotuwa East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29718&mlon=79.88450#map=17/7.29718/79.88450) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Gas Filling Station · Dankotuwa West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29619&mlon=79.88118#map=17/7.29619/79.88118) Hotel Rawana Hela Weda Resort · Metikotuwa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27836&mlon=79.89739#map=17/7.27836/79.89739) Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) School Dankotuwa International Preschool · Pahala Dummalakotuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29765&mlon=79.89750#map=17/7.29765/79.89750) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) Police station Police Station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29934&mlon=79.88294#map=17/7.29934/79.88294) 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 Metikotuwa Places mapped inside Metikotuwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Dankotuwa DS Division - Bothalegama - Dankotuwa East - Dankotuwa North - Dankotuwa South - Dankotuwa West - Dikwela - Etiyawala North - Etiyawala South - Godella - Gonavila North - Gonavila South - Haldanduwana North - Haldanduwana South - Haldanduwana West - Hundirapola - Ihala Bujjampola - Ihala Dummalakotuwa - Ihala Mohottimulla - Jankurawela - Kahatavila Part - Kahatavila West - Kaluwachchimulla - Katukenda East - Katukenda West - Kirimetiyana East - Kirimetiyana North - Kirimetiyana South - Kirimetiyana West - Lihiriyagama - Meda Gonavila - Meda Haldanduwana - Meda Katukenda - Meda Kirimetiyana - Mellawa - Morukkuliya - Motemulla - Pahala Bujjampola - Pahala Dummalakotuwa - Pahala Mohottimulla - Pansal Handiya - Pothuwatawana - Sendiriyamulla - Singakkuliya - Thamarakuliya - Thulawala - Yogiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Metikotuwa?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Metikotuwa?Bambukuliya, Dankotuwa East, Etiyawala South, Katana North, Morukkuliya, Muruthana, Pahala Dummalakotuwa and Thamarakuliya - How many villages are in Metikotuwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Metikotuwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Metikotuwa?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Metikotuwa?HNB, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Metikotuwa?Kandawala, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Metikotuwa?Gas Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Metikotuwa?LK6248210 (OCHA common operational dataset)