# Batapotha GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/batapotha/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Batapotha Batapotha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.25 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Batapotha? Batapotha lies in [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [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: [Aruppitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/aruppitiya/), [Battaramulla North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/battaramulla-north/), [Kumaragewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kumaragewatta/), [Muttettugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/muttettugoda/), [Pothuarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/pothuarawa/) and [Thalangama North A](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thalangama-north-a/). By area it is the 9202nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Batapotha is about 11 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9002° N, 79.9391° E. Local names: බටපොත . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Batapotha 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 Batapotha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Thalangama · Thalangama North A 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90623&mlon=79.92852#map=17/6.90623/79.92852) Bank Sampath Bank · Muttettugoda 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90826&mlon=79.94117#map=17/6.90826/79.94117) ATM Union Bank · Muttettugoda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90774&mlon=79.94515#map=17/6.90774/79.94515) Petrol pump Sri Lanka Army Filling Station · Kumaragewatta 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89408&mlon=79.93609#map=17/6.89408/79.93609) Hotel The Breeze · Kumaragewatta 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89425&mlon=79.94355#map=17/6.89425/79.94355) Mall Capital Mall · Thalawathugoda West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87495&mlon=79.93420#map=17/6.87495/79.93420) School Subhodhi Junior School · Muttettugoda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90860&mlon=79.93676#map=17/6.90860/79.93676) College Chaims EDU VISA Center · Asiri Uyana 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89556&mlon=79.93031#map=17/6.89556/79.93031) Police station Police Station Thalangama - Koswatte · Thalangama North A 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91090&mlon=79.92935#map=17/6.91090/79.92935) 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 Batapotha Places mapped inside Batapotha in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Kaduwela DS Division - Arangala - Aruppitiya - Asiri Uyana - Athurugiriya - Athurugiriya South - Batewela - Battaramulla North - Battaramulla South - Boralugoda - Dedigamuwa - Embilladeniya - Evarihena - Hewagama - Hokandara East - Hokandara North - Hokandara South - Ihala Bomiriya - Jayawadanagama - Kaduwela - Kalapaluwawa - Korathota - Kothalawala - Kotuwegoda - Kumaragewatta - Mahadeniya - Malabe East - Malabe North - Malabe West - Muttettugoda - Nawagamuwa - Nawagamuwa South - Oruwala - Pahala Bomiriya A - Pahala Bomiriya B - Pahalawela - Pore - Pothuarawa - Raggahawatta - Rajamalwatta - Ranala - Shanthalokagama - Subhoothipura - Thalahena North - Thalahena South - Thalangama North A - Thalangama North B - Thaldiyawala - Thunadahena - Udumulla - Walpola - Wekewatta - Welihinda - Welipillewa - Welivita - Wellangiriya - Wickramasinghapura ## Quick answers - Where is Batapotha?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batapotha?Aruppitiya, Battaramulla North, Kumaragewatta, Muttettugoda, Pothuarawa and Thalangama North A - What is the best time to visit Batapotha?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Batapotha?Divisional Hospital Thalangama, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batapotha?Sampath Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batapotha?Union Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batapotha?Sri Lanka Army Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batapotha?LK1109185 (OCHA common operational dataset)