# Palawatta GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Palawatta Palawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.37 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.4km² - 814 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palawatta? Palawatta lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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: [Dambakote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambakote/), [Demodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/demodara/), [Ekiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/ekiriya/), [Galwelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/galwelagama/), [Kahataruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kahataruppa/), [Ketakellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ketakellagama/) and [Madulsima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/madulsima/). By area it is the 3410th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Palawatta is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0472° N, 81.1164° E. Local names: පාලාවත්ත . 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 Palawatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palawatta. - Gadadehigolla - Palawattagama 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 Palawatta Named natural and historic features inside Palawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lagga Oya 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 Palawatta 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 Palawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද · Demodara 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04913&mlon=81.11020#map=17/7.04913/81.11020) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Kahataruppa Maha Vidyalaya · Kahataruppa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02580&mlon=81.11537#map=17/7.02580/81.11537) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Palawatta?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palawatta?Dambakote, Demodara, Ekiriya, Galwelagama, Kahataruppa, Ketakellagama and Madulsima - How many villages are in Palawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palawatta?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palawatta?Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palawatta?National Bank, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palawatta?People's, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palawatta?Ceypetco, about 8.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palawatta?LK8118010 (OCHA common operational dataset)