# Kattakaduwa GN division, Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kattakaduwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Kattakaduwa Kattakaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **10.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.3km² - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kattakaduwa? Kattakaduwa lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kottanthievu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/kottanthievu/), [Palliwasalpaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/palliwasalpaduwa/), [Poonapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/poonapitiya/) and [Sinnapaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/sinnapaduwa/). By area it is the 1177th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Kattakaduwa is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8366° N, 79.7848° E. Local names: කට්ටකඩුව . 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 Kattakaduwa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kattakaduwa. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 11 m above sea level (median 5 m). - Kottanitivu - Periyapadu - Wattawana 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 Kattakaduwa Named natural and historic features inside Kattakaduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kakanankull 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 Kattakaduwa 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 Kattakaduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank BOC · Madurankuliya 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91002&mlon=79.82350#map=17/7.91002/79.82350) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kudirippuwa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80553&mlon=79.82526#map=17/7.80553/79.82526) Hotel Nayans Paradise Guest House · Palliwasalpaduwa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86090&mlon=79.76432#map=17/7.86090/79.76432) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Pu/Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Karathanvilluwa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79124&mlon=79.82726#map=17/7.79124/79.82726) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station · Mundalama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80879&mlon=79.82538#map=17/7.80879/79.82538) 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Tharakudivilluwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Kattakaduwa?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kattakaduwa?Kottanthievu, Palliwasalpaduwa, Poonapitiya and Sinnapaduwa - How many villages are in Kattakaduwa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kattakaduwa?Settlements lie between 5 m and 11 m - What is the best time to visit Kattakaduwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kattakaduwa?Divisional Hospital, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kattakaduwa?BOC, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kattakaduwa?HNB, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kattakaduwa?Ceypetco, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kattakaduwa?LK6218110 (OCHA common operational dataset)