# Wetiya GN division, Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wetiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallama DS Division # Wetiya Wetiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.72 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 1mapped services - 46 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wetiya? Wetiya lies in [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/), [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: [Kadigawa Track 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rasnayakapura/kadigawa-track-1/), [Kallanchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rasnayakapura/kallanchiya/), [Kammanadaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/kammanadaluwa/), [Kuruvikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rasnayakapura/kuruvikulama/) and [Madawakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/madawakkulama/). By area it is the 4027th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/). The centre of Wetiya is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7511° N, 79.9892° E. Local names: වැටිය . 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 Wetiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wetiya. - Ihalagama Demala - Wetiya 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 Wetiya Named natural and historic features inside Wetiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Galkulama Wewa - Kadayandaluwa Wewa ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Tonigala · 51 m 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 Wetiya 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 Wetiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madawakkulama · Madawakkulama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74343&mlon=79.97783#map=17/7.74343/79.97783) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Madawakkulama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74372&mlon=79.98631#map=17/7.74372/79.98631) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypeco Filling Station · Andigama 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78020&mlon=79.94827#map=17/7.78020/79.94827) Hotel sarani Hotel · Katupotha 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73454&mlon=79.95597#map=17/7.73454/79.95597) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School பு/மதவாக்குளம் முஸ்லிம், மகா ,வித்தியாலயம் - தேசிய பாடசாலை · Madawakkulama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74416&mlon=79.97163#map=17/7.74416/79.97163) College Anamaduwa Central College · Anamaduwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87585&mlon=80.01298#map=17/7.87585/80.01298) Police station Kotawehera Police Station · Kotavehera 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80893&mlon=80.07781#map=17/7.80893/80.07781) 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 Wetiya Places mapped inside Wetiya in open map data, by type. - 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 Pallama DS Division - Dewala Handiya - Kammanadaluwa - Katupotha - Madawakkulama - Nagavila - Nandimithrapura - Pallama - Periyamaduwa - Puliyankulama - Serukele - Siyambalagaswewa - Thamarakkulama - Thammana - Wathupola - Wendakaduwa - Wilpatha East - Wilpatha West ## Quick answers - Where is Wetiya?In Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wetiya?Kadigawa Track 1, Kallanchiya, Kammanadaluwa, Kuruvikulama and Madawakkulama - How many villages are in Wetiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wetiya?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Wetiya?Tonigala (51 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Wetiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wetiya?Madawakkulama, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wetiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wetiya?HNB, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wetiya?Ceypeco Filling Station, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wetiya?LK6227060 (OCHA common operational dataset)