# Walawatta GN division, Bope-Poddala DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Bope-Poddala DS Division 

# Walawatta

Walawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.38 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 38 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walawatta?

Walawatta 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/), [Magadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/magadeniya/), [Narawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/narawala/), [Niyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/niyagama/) and [Thalgasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/thalgasyaya/). By area it is the 13008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Bope-Poddala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bope-poddala/). The centre of Walawatta is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0988° N, 80.2383° E. Local names: වලවත්ත .

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 Walawatta

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

- Cytruswatta

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 Walawatta 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 Walawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital · Ganegoda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08480&mlon=80.24422#map=17/6.08480/80.24422) 

Bank Sahana Development Bank · Karapitiya 3.5 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 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Thalagaha Fuel Station · Akmeemana 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07824&mlon=80.24877#map=17/6.07824/80.24877) 

Hotel Villa Mangrove Galle · Ganegoda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08285&mlon=80.24739#map=17/6.08285/80.24739) 

Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) 

School Naraawala Maha Vidyalaya · Addaragoda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09773&mlon=80.22855#map=17/6.09773/80.22855) 

College Meepawala Amarasuriya College Auditorium · Pannamaga 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10658&mlon=80.21966#map=17/6.10658/80.21966) 

Police station Karapitiya Police Post · Deddugoda North 3.8 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
- Pelawatta
- Penideniya
- Poddala
- Silvagewatta
- Thotagoda
- Thunhiripana
- Uluvitike
- Wakwella
- Watareka East

## Quick answers

- Where is Walawatta?In Bope-Poddala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walawatta?Addaragoda, Magadeniya, Narawala, Niyagama and Thalgasyaya
- How many villages are in Walawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Walawatta?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walawatta?International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walawatta?Sahana Development Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walawatta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walawatta?Thalagaha Fuel Station, about 2.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walawatta?LK3142035 (OCHA common operational dataset)