# Panchikawatta GN division, Colombo DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/panchikawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Colombo DS Division # Panchikawatta Panchikawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Colombo DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 14mapped services ## Where is Panchikawatta? Panchikawatta lies in [Colombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Aluthkade East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/aluthkade-east/), [Keselwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/keselwatta/), [Khettarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/khettarama/), [Maligawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/maligawatta-west/), [Maradana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/maradana/) and [Suduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/suduwella/). By area it is the 13664th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Colombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/). The centre of Panchikawatta is about 1.7 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9318° N, 79.8637° E. Local names: පංචිකාවත්ත . 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 Panchikawatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panchikawatta. - Panchikawatte 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 Panchikawatta Named natural and historic features inside Panchikawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - East Lake 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 Panchikawatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Panchikawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kaleel's Maradana Nursing Home · Panchikawatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93077&mlon=79.86231#map=17/6.93077/79.86231) Bank People's bank · Keselwatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93284&mlon=79.86215#map=17/6.93284/79.86215) ATM BOC · Maligawatta West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93210&mlon=79.86693#map=17/6.93210/79.86693) Petrol pump Lanka gas · Aluthkade East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=79.86591#map=17/6.93497/79.86591) Hotel Shalimar Hotel · Panchikawatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93052&mlon=79.86514#map=17/6.93052/79.86514) Mall Colombo Market · Pettah 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93328&mlon=79.85621#map=17/6.93328/79.85621) School Sri Sangaraja Central College · Panchikawatta 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93285&mlon=79.86328#map=17/6.93285/79.86328) College Alexor International College · Panchikawatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93031&mlon=79.86427#map=17/6.93031/79.86427) Police station Maradana Police Station · Maligakanda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92776&mlon=79.86542#map=17/6.92776/79.86542) 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 Panchikawatta Places mapped inside Panchikawatta in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Hotels2 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Cinemas3 - Restaurants2 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 Colombo DS Division - Aluthkade East - Aluthkade West - Aluthmawatha - Bloemendhal - Fort - Galle Face - Grandpass North - Grandpass South - Hunupitiya - Ibbanwala - Jinthupitiya - Keselwatta - Khettarama - Kochchikade North - Kochchikade South - Kotahena East - Kotahena West - Lunupokuna - Madampitiya - Mahawatta - Maligakanda - Maligawatta East - Maligawatta West - Maradana - Masangasweediya - Mattakkuliya - Modara - Nawagampura - New Bazaar - Pettah - Sammanthranapura - Slave Island - Suduwella - Wekanda ## Quick answers - Where is Panchikawatta?In Colombo DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panchikawatta?Aluthkade East, Keselwatta, Khettarama, Maligawatta West, Maradana and Suduwella - How many villages are in Panchikawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panchikawatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Panchikawatta?Kaleel's Maradana Nursing Home, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panchikawatta?People's bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panchikawatta?BOC, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panchikawatta?Lanka gas, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Panchikawatta?1 mapped - How many banks are in Panchikawatta?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Panchikawatta?LK1103150 (OCHA common operational dataset)