# Pettah GN division, Colombo DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/pettah/ Grama Niladhari division · Colombo DS Division # Pettah Pettah is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Colombo DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.92 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 42 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 42mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pettah? Pettah 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 7 other GN divisions: [Fort](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/fort/), [Keselwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/keselwatta/), [Kochchikade North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/kochchikade-north/), [Kochchikade South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/kochchikade-south/), [Kotahena West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/kotahena-west/), [Lunupokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/lunupokuna/) and [Suduwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/suduwella/). By area it is the 10523rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Colombo DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/colombo/). The centre of Pettah is about 0.6 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9401° N, 79.8515° E. Local names: පිටකොටුව . 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 Pettah Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pettah. The largest with a recorded population: Colombo (648,034). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 14 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Colombo - Kachcheri - Pettah 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 Pettah Named natural and historic features inside Pettah, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Price Park 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 Pettah 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 Pettah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BS Pharmacy & Channel Centre · Pettah 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93803&mlon=79.85179#map=17/6.93803/79.85179) Bank Nations Trust Bank · Pettah 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93840&mlon=79.85278#map=17/6.93840/79.85278) ATM Amana Bank ATM · Pettah 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93756&mlon=79.85084#map=17/6.93756/79.85084) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Fort 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92791&mlon=79.84969#map=17/6.92791/79.84969) Hotel Heshan City Hotel · Pettah 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=79.85206#map=17/6.93816/79.85206) Mall Colombo Gold Centre · Pettah 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94005&mlon=79.85321#map=17/6.94005/79.85321) School A.E.Gunasinghe Vidyalaya · Kochchikade South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93763&mlon=79.85781#map=17/6.93763/79.85781) College WCE Education/ Consultancy · Pettah 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94151&mlon=79.85289#map=17/6.94151/79.85289) Police station Pettah Police Station · Pettah 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93648&mlon=79.85009#map=17/6.93648/79.85009) 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 Pettah Places mapped inside Pettah in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks14 - ATMs1 - Hotels4 - Shopping malls3 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants10 - Police stations4 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 - Panchikawatta - Sammanthranapura - Slave Island - Suduwella - Wekanda ## Quick answers - Where is Pettah?In Colombo DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pettah?Fort, Keselwatta, Kochchikade North, Kochchikade South, Kotahena West, Lunupokuna and Suduwella - How many villages are in Pettah?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pettah?Settlements lie between 7 m and 14 m - What is the best time to visit Pettah?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pettah?BS Pharmacy & Channel Centre, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pettah?Nations Trust Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pettah?Amana Bank ATM, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pettah?Ceypetco, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pettah?2 mapped - How many banks are in Pettah?14 mapped - How many ATMs are in Pettah?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pettah?LK1103115 (OCHA common operational dataset)