# Woodland Watta GN division, Gonapinuwala DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/woodland-watta/ Grama Niladhari division · Gonapinuwala DS Division # Woodland Watta Woodland Watta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gonapinuwala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.02 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Woodland Watta? Woodland Watta lies in [Gonapinuwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Berathuduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/berathuduwa/), [Gonapeenuwala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/gonapeenuwala-central/), [Gonapeenuwala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/gonapeenuwala-east/) and [Henagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/henagoda/). By area it is the 10081st largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Gonapinuwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/gonapinuwala/). The centre of Woodland Watta is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1604° N, 80.1352° E. Local names: වුඩ්ලන්ඩ්වත්ත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Woodland Watta ### Nearby, outside Woodland Watta - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama4.8 km - Hikkaduwa Coral Reaf · attraction, Wavulagoda West4.9 km - TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY · museum, Pereliya South4.9 km - Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa · zoo, Pereliya South4.9 km - Turtle Hatchery · zoo, Pereliya South5.0 km - Surf Control - Surf School & Stuff · attraction, Wewala5.0 km - Turtle Beach · viewpoint, Pannamgoda5.0 km - Shark view point · viewpoint, Pannamgoda5.1 km - Tsunami Monument · monument, Pereliya North5.1 km - PABLO Boutique · gallery, Gammaduwatta5.2 km - Community Tsunami Education Center and Tsunami Museum · museum, Pereliya North5.3 km - General Tsunami Photo Museum · museum, Pereliya North5.3 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Woodland Watta - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle28 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo79 km ### Nearest railway station Hikkaduwa (Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya), about 4.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:55) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Woodland Watta Named natural and historic features inside Woodland Watta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 oil-palm estate. - Carsland - Woodland 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 Woodland Watta 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 Woodland Watta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Peoples Medical Centre/ Hikkaduwa · Hikkaduwa West 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14028&mlon=80.10390#map=17/6.14028/80.10390) Bank Peoples Bank · Arachchikanda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14124&mlon=80.13697#map=17/6.14124/80.13697) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Sinopec · Dodamkahavila 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14287&mlon=80.13827#map=17/6.14287/80.13827) Hotel Village Hotel Gonapinuwala · Woodland Watta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15922&mlon=80.13988#map=17/6.15922/80.13988) Mall Shoping Complex · Baddegama Town 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17225&mlon=80.17790#map=17/6.17225/80.17790) School Sri Sumangala Central College · Hikkaduwa Central 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14153&mlon=80.11337#map=17/6.14153/80.11337) College Lake School · Hikkaduwa East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14650&mlon=80.11750#map=17/6.14650/80.11750) Police station Hikkaduwa Police Station · Wellawatta 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14513&mlon=80.09956#map=17/6.14513/80.09956) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Woodland Watta Places mapped inside Woodland Watta in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Gonapinuwala DS Division - Aluthwala - Arachchikanda - Banwelgodella - Berathuduwa - Dangaragaha Udumulla - Dodamkahavila - Eriyagahamulla - Gonapeenuwala Central - Gonapeenuwala East - Gonapeenuwala West - Henagoda - Hikkaduwa East - Kaluwagaha Colony - Karuwalabedda - Kirindiela - Mahagangoda - Manampita - Thilakagama ## Quick answers - Where is Woodland Watta?In Gonapinuwala DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Woodland Watta?Berathuduwa, Gonapeenuwala Central, Gonapeenuwala East and Henagoda - What is there to see in Woodland Watta?Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka, Hikkaduwa Coral Reaf, TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY, Turtle Hatchery Hikkaduwa - What time zone is Woodland Watta in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Woodland Watta?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Woodland Watta?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Woodland Watta?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Woodland Watta?Peoples Medical Centre/ Hikkaduwa, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Woodland Watta?Peoples Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Woodland Watta?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Woodland Watta?Sinopec, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Woodland Watta?LK3134060 (OCHA common operational dataset)