# Kotavila West GN division, Weligama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kotavila-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Weligama DS Division # Kotavila West Kotavila West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **2.62 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 1mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kotavila West? Kotavila West lies in [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Kamburugamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kamburugamuwa-north/), [Kanattagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/kanattagoda-north/), [Kotavila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kotavila-north/), [Kotavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/kotavila-south/), [Nidangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/nidangala/), [Sulthanagoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/sulthanagoda-south/), [Sulthanagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/malimbada/sulthanagoda-west/), [Warakapitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/welipitiya/warakapitiya-east/) and [Wewahamandoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/matara-four-gravets/wewahamandoowa/). By area it is the 5604th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Weligama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/weligama/). The centre of Kotavila West is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 5.9679° N, 80.4946° E. Local names: කොටවිල 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). ## Villages and localities in Kotavila West Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kotavila West. - Kalatiyawala - Labeema - Sulutanagoda - labeema Junction 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 Kotavila West Named natural and historic features inside Kotavila West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates; 1 oil-palm estate. - Diktolla - Kalatiyawala - Kekunawewa - Kendaketiya - Mettagodagena 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 Kotavila West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kotavila West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Korea Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital Complex · Kotavila West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96455&mlon=80.49360#map=17/5.96455/80.49360) Bank Divineguma Comunity Bank · Kamburugamuwa West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94092&mlon=80.49217#map=17/5.94092/80.49217) ATM ATM · Bandaramulla 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94364&mlon=80.46174#map=17/5.94364/80.46174) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Fuel Station · Madiha West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94165&mlon=80.51114#map=17/5.94165/80.51114) Hotel Sri Sharavi Beach Villas · Kamburugamuwa North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94861&mlon=80.50060#map=17/5.94861/80.50060) Mall Prasad - The Fashion Square · Weliweriya West 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94903&mlon=80.53680#map=17/5.94903/80.53680) School Kotawila Primary School · Kotavila North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96727&mlon=80.48459#map=17/5.96727/80.48459) College American College of Science and Humanities - ACSH Campus · Wewahamandoowa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96575&mlon=80.50781#map=17/5.96575/80.50781) Police station Tourist Police Mirissa · Mirissa Udupila 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94452&mlon=80.46087#map=17/5.94452/80.46087) 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 Kotavila West Places mapped inside Kotavila West in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Weligama DS Division - Aluth Weediya - Bandaramulla - Denuwala - Galbokka East - Galbokka West - Garanduwa - Gurubebila - Henwala East - Henwala West - Hetti Weediya - Kamburugamuwa North - Kamburugamuwa South - Kamburugamuwa West - Kapparathota North - Kapparathota South - Kohunugamuwa - Kotavila North - Kotavila South - Maha Weediya - Midigama East - Midigama North - Midigama West - Mirissa North - Mirissa South 1 - Mirissa South 2 - Mirissa Udumulla - Mirissa Udupila - Moodugamuwa East - Moodugamuwa West - Nidangala - Paranakade - Pathegama - Pelena North - Pelena South - Pelena West - Pitidoowa - Polwathumodara - Polwatta - Thal Aramba East - Thal Aramba North - Thal Aramba South - Thudella - Walana - Walliwala East - Walliwala South - Walliwala West - Wekada ## Quick answers - Where is Kotavila West?In Weligama DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotavila West?Kamburugamuwa North, Kanattagoda North, Kotavila North, Kotavila South, Nidangala, Sulthanagoda South, Sulthanagoda West, Warakapitiya East and Wewahamandoowa - How many villages are in Kotavila West?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kotavila West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotavila West?Korea Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital Complex, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotavila West?Divineguma Comunity Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotavila West?ATM, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotavila West?CEYPETCO Fuel Station, about 3.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kotavila West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kotavila West?LK3239075 (OCHA common operational dataset)