# Pituwala West GN division, Elpitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/pituwala-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Elpitiya DS Division # Pituwala West Pituwala West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **2.16 km²**. - 2.2km² ## Where is Pituwala West? Pituwala West 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/ambana-north/), [Eramulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/eramulla/), [Mahawela Abhayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/mahawela-abhayapura/), [Pituwala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/pituwala-north/) and [Pituwala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/pituwala-south/). By area it is the 6560th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Elpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/). The centre of Pituwala West is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2496° N, 80.1860° E. Local names: පිටුවල බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pituwala West Named natural and historic features inside Pituwala West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Wiharagoda 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 Pituwala West 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 Pituwala West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Elpiti Medical Hospital · Igala East 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29208&mlon=80.16357#map=17/6.29208/80.16357) Bank NDB Bank · Igala East 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28986&mlon=80.16196#map=17/6.28986/80.16196) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Old Colony 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24873&mlon=80.14990#map=17/6.24873/80.14990) Hotel Nildiya Falls Hotel · Kudagala Kadirandola 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27253&mlon=80.17311#map=17/6.27253/80.17311) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Nawala college · Ella Thanabaddegama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24689&mlon=80.17093#map=17/6.24689/80.17093) College Aurvada School · Igala East 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Special Crime Investigation Branch · Igala East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28989&mlon=80.16299#map=17/6.28989/80.16299) 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 - Avittawa - 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 - Poojagallena - Rekadahena - Sittaragoda - Thalagaspe - Thalagaspe West - Thibbotuwawa - Wallambagala - Wallambagala North - Wathuruvila ## Quick answers - Where is Pituwala West?In Elpitiya DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pituwala West?Ambana North, Eramulla, Mahawela Abhayapura, Pituwala North and Pituwala South - What is the best time to visit Pituwala West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pituwala West?Elpiti Medical Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pituwala West?NDB Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pituwala West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pituwala West?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pituwala West?LK3112220 (OCHA common operational dataset)