# Pelawatta GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/pelawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division # Pelawatta Pelawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.39 km²**. - 0.4km² ## Where is Pelawatta? Pelawatta 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 8 other GN divisions: [Abeysundarawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/abeysundarawatta/), [Kalegana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kalegana-north/), [Kalegana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kalegana-south/), [Kithulampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/kithulampitiya/), [Mampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/mampitiya/), [Niladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/niladeniya/), [Thunhiripana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/thunhiripana/) and [Watareka East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/watareka-east/). By area it is the 12957th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Pelawatta is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0682° N, 80.2005° E. Local names: පැලවත්ත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Pelawatta 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 Pelawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Queensbury Hospitals · Deddugoda North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06241&mlon=80.22095#map=17/6.06241/80.22095) Bank Hirimbura Rural Bank · Hirimburagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06751&mlon=80.21736#map=17/6.06751/80.21736) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Maco Filling Station (Sinopec) · Deddugoda South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.05867&mlon=80.21829#map=17/6.05867/80.21829) Hotel Leisure Stay Galle · Kalegana South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06035&mlon=80.20118#map=17/6.06035/80.20118) Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) School Watareka Sri Sohitha Vidyalaya · Watareka East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06062&mlon=80.19347#map=17/6.06062/80.19347) College Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering University of Ruhuna · Niladeniya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07848&mlon=80.19184#map=17/6.07848/80.19184) 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 - Baswatta - 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 - Penideniya - Poddala - Silvagewatta - Thotagoda - Thunhiripana - Uluvitike - Wakwella - Walawatta - Watareka East ## Quick answers - Where is Pelawatta?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pelawatta?Abeysundarawatta, Kalegana North, Kalegana South, Kithulampitiya, Mampitiya, Niladeniya, Thunhiripana and Watareka East - What is the best time to visit Pelawatta?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pelawatta?Queensbury Hospitals, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pelawatta?Hirimbura Rural Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pelawatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelawatta?Maco Filling Station (Sinopec), about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pelawatta?LK3142160 (OCHA common operational dataset)