# Batakettara South GN division, Kesbewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Batakettara South Batakettara South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.17 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Batakettara South? Batakettara South lies in [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [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: [Batakettara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-north/), [Dampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/dampe/), [Kesbewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-south/), [Madapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/madapatha/) and [Makandana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/makandana-west/). By area it is the 9530th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Batakettara South is about 19 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7784° N, 79.9272° E. Local names: බටකැත්තර දකුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Batakettara South Named natural and historic features inside Batakettara South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Batakettara 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 Batakettara South 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 Batakettara South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Centre · Madapatha 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76321&mlon=79.92859#map=17/6.76321/79.92859) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Mampe West 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79874&mlon=79.92679#map=17/6.79874/79.92679) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump CPC · Kesbewa North 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79678&mlon=79.93112#map=17/6.79678/79.93112) Hotel Bloomsbury Bungalow · Batakettara South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77737&mlon=79.92317#map=17/6.77737/79.92317) Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) School Disney Montessori and Activity Center · Madapatha 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77448&mlon=79.92046#map=17/6.77448/79.92046) College Eurasian Campus · Kesbewa East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79550&mlon=79.94067#map=17/6.79550/79.94067) Police station Piliyandala Police Station · Mampe North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80229&mlon=79.92252#map=17/6.80229/79.92252) 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 Batakettara South Places mapped inside Batakettara South 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 Kesbewa DS Division - Bangalawatta - Batakettara North - Batuwandara North - Batuwandara South - Bellanvila - Bodhirajapura - Bokundara - Boralesgamuwa East A - Boralesgamuwa East B - Boralesgamuwa West A - Boralesgamuwa West B - Boralesgamuwa West C - Dampe - Delthara East - Delthara West - Divulpitiya East - Divulpitiya West - Egodawatta - Erewwala East - Erewwala North - Erewwala West - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Honnanthara North - Honnanthara South - Horathuduwa - Jamburaliya - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala North - Katuwawala South - Kesbewa East - Kesbewa North - Kesbewa South - Kolamunna - Madapatha - Mahalwarawa - Makandana East - Makandana West - Makuludoowa - Mampe East - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mampe West - Mavittara North - Mavittara South - Morenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Paligedara - Pelenwatta East - Pelenwatta North - Pelenwatta West - Pepiliyana East - Pepiliyana West - Polhena - Rathmaldeniya - Rattanapitiya - Regidel Watta - Suwarapola East - Suwarapola West - Thumbovila North - Thumbovila South - Thumbovila West - Vishwakalawa - Werahera North - Werahera South - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Batakettara South?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batakettara South?Batakettara North, Dampe, Kesbewa South, Madapatha and Makandana West - What is the best time to visit Batakettara South?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Batakettara South?Family Medical Centre, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batakettara South?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batakettara South?HNB ATM, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batakettara South?CPC, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batakettara South?LK1136290 (OCHA common operational dataset)