# Polwatta GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/polwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Polwatta Polwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **8.15 km²**. - 8.2km² ## Where is Polwatta? Polwatta lies in [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Dikyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/dikyaya/), [Ellanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ellanda/), [Kalugahakandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/kalugahakandura/), [Kehel Attawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kehel-attawala/), [Pitamaruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/pitamaruwa/), [Polgaha Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/polgaha-arawa/), [Roberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/roberiya/), [Watagommana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/watagommana/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/wewathenna/). By area it is the 1577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.5% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Polwatta is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1363° N, 81.1094° E. Local names: පොල්වත්ත . 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 Polwatta Named natural and historic features inside Polwatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Kalugala- Two · 1,272 m - Katukitulhena · 1,240 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Uva 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 Polwatta 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 Polwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pitmaaruwa Hospital · Roberiya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13071&mlon=81.12910#map=17/7.13071/81.12910) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM People's · Badulla East 17 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 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 7.9 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 Araawa Maha Vidayalaya · Arawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16364&mlon=81.08523#map=17/7.16364/81.08523) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 7.8 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 14 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 Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Balagolla - Ellanda - Hunuketapitiya - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Ketawatta - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Morahela - Pitamaruwa - Polgaha Arawa - Roberiya - Thaldena - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Polwatta?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polwatta?Dikyaya, Ellanda, Kalugahakandura, Kehel Attawala, Pitamaruwa, Polgaha Arawa, Roberiya, Watagommana and Wewathenna - What is the highest point in Polwatta?Kalugala- Two (1,272 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Polwatta?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Polwatta?Pitmaaruwa Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polwatta?People's Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polwatta?People's, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwatta?IOC Gas Station, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polwatta?LK8109030 (OCHA common operational dataset)