# Batewela GN division, Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/batewela/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Batewela Batewela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.76 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Batewela? Batewela 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dedigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/dedigamuwa/), [Jalthara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/jalthara/), [Nawagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/nawagamuwa/), [Nawagamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/nawagamuwa-south/) and [Ranala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/ranala/). By area it is the 7558th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Batewela is about 20 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9059° N, 80.0246° E. Local names: බටේවෙල . 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 Batewela 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 Batewela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92223&mlon=80.01413#map=17/6.92223/80.01413) Bank Peoples Bank · Nawagamuwa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92409&mlon=80.01934#map=17/6.92409/80.01934) ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) Petrol pump Nawagamuwa Gas Station · Nawagamuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92347&mlon=80.01974#map=17/6.92347/80.01974) Hotel Auslanka Green Resort · Batewela 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90604&mlon=80.03357#map=17/6.90604/80.03357) Mall Star Packaging (pvt)ltd · Nawagamuwa 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92122&mlon=80.02281#map=17/6.92122/80.02281) School Mullegama Maha Vidyalaya. · Mullegama North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88410&mlon=80.01336#map=17/6.88410/80.01336) College Ikmanata Leasing · Thunadahena 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90576&mlon=79.98634#map=17/6.90576/79.98634) Police station Police Station Nawagamuwa · Nawagamuwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92510&mlon=80.01717#map=17/6.92510/80.01717) 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 Batewela Places mapped inside Batewela in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Batapotha - 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 Batewela?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batewela?Dedigamuwa, Jalthara, Nawagamuwa, Nawagamuwa South and Ranala - What is the best time to visit Batewela?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Batewela?Divisional Hospital Nawagamuwa, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batewela?Peoples Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batewela?Sampath Bank ATM, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batewela?Nawagamuwa Gas Station, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batewela?LK1109090 (OCHA common operational dataset)