# Kothalawala GN division, Kaduwela DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kothalawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Kaduwela DS Division # Kothalawala Kothalawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8km² - 13mapped services - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kothalawala? Kothalawala 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 7 other GN divisions: [Hewagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/hewagama/), [Kaduwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/kaduwela/), [Korathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/korathota/), [Mahadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/mahadeniya/), [Malabe North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/malabe-north/), [Thunadahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/thunadahena/) and [Welihinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/welihinda/). By area it is the 7378th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/). The centre of Kothalawala is about 15 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9223° N, 79.9799° E. Local names: කොතලාවල . 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 Kothalawala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kothalawala. - Kotalawala - Kothalawala 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 Kothalawala Named natural and historic features inside Kothalawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maha Ela ### Estates 1 estate. - Melfort 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 Kothalawala 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 Kothalawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pet Zone Animal Hospital · Kothalawala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91922&mlon=79.97430#map=17/6.91922/79.97430) Bank Peoples Bank · Kaduwela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93656&mlon=79.98243#map=17/6.93656/79.98243) ATM HNB · Malabe North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91611&mlon=79.97232#map=17/6.91611/79.97232) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kaduwela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93601&mlon=79.98415#map=17/6.93601/79.98415) Hotel SKY14 Apartment Hotels · Kothalawala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91765&mlon=79.98178#map=17/6.91765/79.98178) Mall Keels Super Pittugala · Malabe North 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90861&mlon=79.96557#map=17/6.90861/79.96557) School Kothalawala Maha Vidyalaya · Kaduwela 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93036&mlon=79.98350#map=17/6.93036/79.98350) College ESOL College - Kaduwela · Kothalawala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92036&mlon=79.97429#map=17/6.92036/79.97429) Police station Police Post Malabe · Thalangama North B 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90382&mlon=79.95425#map=17/6.90382/79.95425) 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 Kothalawala Places mapped inside Kothalawala in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels6 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants3 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 - Batewela - Battaramulla North - Battaramulla South - Boralugoda - Dedigamuwa - Embilladeniya - Evarihena - Hewagama - Hokandara East - Hokandara North - Hokandara South - Ihala Bomiriya - Jayawadanagama - Kaduwela - Kalapaluwawa - Korathota - 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 Kothalawala?In Kaduwela DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kothalawala?Hewagama, Kaduwela, Korathota, Mahadeniya, Malabe North, Thunadahena and Welihinda - How many villages are in Kothalawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kothalawala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kothalawala?Pet Zone Animal Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kothalawala?Peoples Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kothalawala?HNB, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kothalawala?Ceypetco, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kothalawala?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Kothalawala?LK1109055 (OCHA common operational dataset)