# Avittawa GN division, Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/avittawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division 

# Avittawa

Avittawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.98 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.0km²
- 30 mtypical elevation

## Where is Avittawa?

Avittawa lies in [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/), [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: [Delkabalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/bentota/delkabalagoda/), [Goluwamulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/goluwamulla-north/), [Goluwamulla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/goluwamulla-west/), [Gorakadoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/gorakadoowa-lk1339230/), [Opatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/opatha/), [Pahala Omatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/pahala-omatta/), [Udugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/udugama/) and [Yagirala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/yagirala/). By area it is the 4982nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Avittawa is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3613° N, 80.1412° E. Local names: අවිත්තාව .

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 Avittawa

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Avittawa. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 44 m above sea level (median 30 m).

- Avittawa
- Awittawa
- Berugodawela
- Gonagalgoda
- Opatha
- Panigoda
- Ulianowitimulla

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 Avittawa 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 Avittawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Elpitiya Base Hospital · Igala East 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29379&mlon=80.16403#map=17/6.29379/80.16403) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Igala East 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29282&mlon=80.16431#map=17/6.29282/80.16431) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Igala East 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28958&mlon=80.16161#map=17/6.28958/80.16161) 

Hotel Grand Highway Resort · Hipanwatta 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33805&mlon=80.12822#map=17/6.33805/80.12822) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Awittawa nalanda College · Opatha 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35190&mlon=80.15156#map=17/6.35190/80.15156) 

College Aurvada School · Igala East 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) 

Police station Sri Lanka Police College - Elpitiya · Elpitiya Central 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32023&mlon=80.16189#map=17/6.32023/80.16189) 

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 Elpitiya DS Division

- Ambana
- Ambana North
- Amugoda
- Atakohota
- Batuwanhena
- Delpona
- Digala Nagahathenna
- Dikhena
- Ella
- Ella Thanabaddegama
- Elpitiya Central
- Elpitiya East
- Elpitiya North
- Elpitiya South
- Eramulla
- Goluwamulla
- Goluwamulla North
- Goluwamulla West
- Himbutugoda
- Igala
- Igala East
- Igala Thalawa
- Igala Thalawa East
- Ihala Omatta
- Indipalegoda
- Kahadoowa
- Kahadoowa South
- Kellapatha
- Ketandola Udovita
- Kudagala Kadirandola
- Mahawela Abhayapura
- Metiviliya
- Nawadagala
- Omatta
- Opatha
- Pahala Omatta
- Pelendagoda
- Pinikahana
- Pituwala North
- Pituwala South
- Pituwala West
- Poojagallena
- Rekadahena
- Sittaragoda
- Thalagaspe
- Thalagaspe West
- Thibbotuwawa
- Wallambagala
- Wallambagala North
- Wathuruvila

## Quick answers

- Where is Avittawa?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Avittawa?Delkabalagoda, Goluwamulla North, Goluwamulla West, Gorakadoowa, Opatha, Pahala Omatta, Udugama and Yagirala
- How many villages are in Avittawa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Avittawa?Settlements lie between 5 m and 44 m
- What is the best time to visit Avittawa?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Avittawa?Elpitiya Base Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Avittawa?Peoples Bank, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Avittawa?ATM, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Avittawa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 8.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Avittawa?LK3112005 (OCHA common operational dataset)