# Baswatta GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/baswatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division 

# Baswatta

Baswatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.81 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 12 mtypical elevation

## Where is Baswatta?

Baswatta lies in [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Addaragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/addaragoda/), [Ganegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/ganegoda-west/), [Kurunda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kurunda/), [Magadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/magadeniya/) and [Meepawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/meepawala/). By area it is the 10965th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Baswatta is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0910° N, 80.2310° E. Local names: බාස්වත්ත .

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 Baswatta

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Baswatta.

- Mahadeniya

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 Baswatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 95 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 28 124 

Apr 28 221 

May 28 243 

Jun 28 146 

Jul 27 116 

Aug 27 139 

Sep 27 189 

Oct 27 280 

Nov 27 334 

Dec 27 202 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Baswatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center · Kurunda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08691&mlon=80.22757#map=17/6.08691/80.22757) 

Bank Sahana Development Bank · Karapitiya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06873&mlon=80.22937#map=17/6.06873/80.22937) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Thalagaha Fuel Station · Akmeemana 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07824&mlon=80.24877#map=17/6.07824/80.24877) 

Hotel Safaya Bungalow · Galketiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07877&mlon=80.22649#map=17/6.07877/80.22649) 

Mall Home Plus · Milidduwa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04584&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.04584/80.22546) 

School Naraawala Maha Vidyalaya · Addaragoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09773&mlon=80.22855#map=17/6.09773/80.22855) 

College Advanced Technological Institute - Galle · Thotagoda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07533&mlon=80.23413#map=17/6.07533/80.23413) 

Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06710&mlon=80.22512#map=17/6.06710/80.22512) 

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 Bope-Poddala DS Division

- Abeysundarawatta
- Addaragoda
- Ambagahawatta
- Bangalawatta
- Beraliyadola
- Bokaramullagoda
- Galketiya
- Godakanda
- Hapugala
- Hirimburagama
- Holuwagoda
- Kahadoowawatta
- Kalegana North
- Kalegana South
- Kapuhempala
- Karapitiya
- Kerenvila
- Kithulampitiya
- Kurunda
- Kurunda Kanda
- Labudoowa
- Magadeniya
- Mampitiya
- Meepawala
- Mulana East
- Mulana West
- Narawala
- Navinna
- Niladeniya
- Opatha
- Paliwathugoda
- Pannamaga
- Panvila
- Pelawatta
- Penideniya
- Poddala
- Silvagewatta
- Thotagoda
- Thunhiripana
- Uluvitike
- Wakwella
- Walawatta
- Watareka East

## Quick answers

- Where is Baswatta?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Baswatta?Addaragoda, Ganegoda West, Kurunda, Magadeniya and Meepawala
- How many villages are in Baswatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Baswatta?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Baswatta?Sanketh Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Baswatta?Sahana Development Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Baswatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Baswatta?Thalagaha Fuel Station, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Baswatta?LK3142045 (OCHA common operational dataset)