# Nattewela GN division, Wanduramba DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/nattewela/ Grama Niladhari division · Wanduramba DS Division # Nattewela Nattewela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wanduramba DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **3.11 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.1km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nattewela? Nattewela lies in [Wanduramba DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/), [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: [Ihala Keembiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/ihala-keembiya/), [Kottawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/yakkalamulla/kottawa-west/), [Mabotuwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/mabotuwana/), [Thiruwanaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/thiruwanaketiya/) and [Wanduramba South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/wanduramba-south/). By area it is the 4768th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Wanduramba DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/wanduramba/). The centre of Nattewela is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1146° N, 80.2837° E. Local names: නාත්තෙවෙල . 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 Nattewela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nattewela. - Nattewala 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nattewela Named natural and historic features inside Nattewela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Talangaspeddekanda · 38 m 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 Nattewela 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 Nattewela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital · Ganegoda 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08480&mlon=80.24422#map=17/6.08480/80.24422) Bank Sanasa Bank · Ihala Keembiya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09535&mlon=80.27593#map=17/6.09535/80.27593) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Wanduramba Fuel Station · Wanduramba 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13504&mlon=80.25451#map=17/6.13504/80.25451) Hotel Jayanthi Village Hotel & Restaurant · Ihalagoda East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08114&mlon=80.28510#map=17/6.08114/80.28510) Mall SDP Trade Centre · Wanduramba 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.13547&mlon=80.25494#map=17/6.13547/80.25494) School Thalawa Primary · Thalawa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14012&mlon=80.29195#map=17/6.14012/80.29195) College Southern Teachers Education College · Ihalagoda East 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07423&mlon=80.28119#map=17/6.07423/80.28119) Police station Akmeemana Police Station · Ihalagoda East 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07314&mlon=80.27526#map=17/6.07314/80.27526) 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 Wanduramba DS Division - Deiyandara - Gulugahakanda - Ihala Keembiya - Ihala Keembiya South - Ihala Lelwala - Indurupathvila - Kirindalahena - Kokawala - Kumbalamalahena - Mabotuwana - Meda Keembiya - Meda Keembiya East - Pahala Lelwala - Panvila - Pitiharawa - Polgahavila - Thalawa - Thiruwanaketiya - Wanduramba - Wanduramba South - Weihena ## Quick answers - Where is Nattewela?In Wanduramba DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nattewela?Ihala Keembiya, Kottawa West, Mabotuwana, Thiruwanaketiya and Wanduramba South - How many villages are in Nattewela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nattewela?Talangaspeddekanda (38 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nattewela?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Nattewela?International Medical Center Cooperative Hospital, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nattewela?Sanasa Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nattewela?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nattewela?Wanduramba Fuel Station, about 4.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nattewela?LK3157325 (OCHA common operational dataset)