# Ettala GN division, Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/ettala/ Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Ettala Ettala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **7.25 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.2km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ettala? Ettala lies in [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/), [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: [Andankanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/andankanniya/), [Palakudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/palakudawa/), [Thalavila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thalavila-east/), [Thalavila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thalavila-west/) and [Thigali](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thigali/). By area it is the 1831st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/). The centre of Ettala is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0967° N, 79.7182° E. Local names: ඒත්තාල . 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 Ettala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ettala. - Ettalai - Sambukkulama 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 Ettala Named natural and historic features inside Ettala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Sandy Scrub ### Estates 1 estate. - Sambukkulam 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 Ettala 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 Ettala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kuwait Hospital · Puttalam East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05083&mlon=79.83573#map=17/8.05083/79.83573) Bank HNB · Norochchola 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04811&mlon=79.73756#map=17/8.04811/79.73756) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Ruwala Resort · Thigali 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10957&mlon=79.73527#map=17/8.10957/79.73527) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School PEARL · Mudalappaliya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13571&mlon=79.71055#map=17/8.13571/79.71055) College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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 Kalpitiya DS Division - Alankudawa - Anawasala - Andankanniya - Daluwa - Duechbay - Kandakuliya - Kandakuliya Kudawa - Karamba - Kurinjipitiya North - Kurinjipitiya South - Mampuriya - Mandalakudawa - Mudalappaliya - Musalpitiya - Narakkalliya - Nawakkaduwa - Nirmalapura - Norochchola - Palakudawa - Palliwasalthure - Palliyawatta - Paniyadiya - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thalavila West - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Ettala?In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ettala?Andankanniya, Palakudawa, Thalavila East, Thalavila West and Thigali - How many villages are in Ettala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ettala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ettala?Kuwait Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ettala?HNB, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ettala?HNB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ettala?Ceypetco, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ettala?LK6203100 (OCHA common operational dataset)