# Batawatta GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/batawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Batawatta Batawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.99 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.0km² ## Where is Batawatta? Batawatta lies in [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Gallulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/gallulla/), [Galwelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/galwelagama/), [Janathapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura/), [Janathapura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura-north/), [Madulsima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/madulsima/), [Metigahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/metigahathenna/) and [Wewabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/wewabedda/). By area it is the 4964th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Batawatta is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0581° N, 81.1655° E. Local names: බටවත්ත . 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 Batawatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Batawatta. - Batawatta 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 Batawatta Named natural and historic features inside Batawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Battawatte Group 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 Batawatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Matigahatenna hospital · Wewabedda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06986&mlon=81.16200#map=17/7.06986/81.16200) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Batawatta Tamil School · Wewabedda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06645&mlon=81.16356#map=17/7.06645/81.16356) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Lunugala DS Division - Alakolagala - Arawakumbura - Attanagolla - Ekiriya - Gallulla - Galwelagama - Hopton - Janathapura - Janathapura North - Janathapura South - Kottalbedda - Lunugala Town - Madulsima - Maduwatta - Mahadowa - Metigahathenna - Millabedda - Pallekiruwa - Peessagama - Rendapola - Sooriyagoda - Sumudugama - Udakiruwa - Udapanguwa - Weragoda - Wewabedda - Yapamma ## Quick answers - Where is Batawatta?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batawatta?Gallulla, Galwelagama, Janathapura, Janathapura North, Madulsima, Metigahathenna and Wewabedda - How many villages are in Batawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Batawatta?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Batawatta?Matigahatenna hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batawatta?People's Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batawatta?People's, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batawatta?IOC Gas Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batawatta?LK8119065 (OCHA common operational dataset)