# Gothatuwa New Town GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/gothatuwa-new-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division # Gothatuwa New Town Gothatuwa New Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.25 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Gothatuwa New Town? Gothatuwa New Town lies in [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/), [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: [Batalandahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/batalandahena/), [Dodamgahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/dodamgahahena/), [Kajugahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kajugahawatta/), [Kotikawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kotikawatta-east/), [Kotikawatta West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kotikawatta-west/) and [Malpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/malpura/). By area it is the 13517th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Gothatuwa New Town is about 7.4 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9248° N, 79.9146° E. Local names: ගොතටුව නව නගරය . 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 Gothatuwa New Town Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gothatuwa New Town. - IDH (Gothatuwa) 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). ## Weather in Gothatuwa New Town 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 Gothatuwa New Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital IDH Hospital · Malpura 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92251&mlon=79.91650#map=17/6.92251/79.91650) Bank Sampath Bank · Gothatuwa New Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92374&mlon=79.91397#map=17/6.92374/79.91397) ATM BOC · Subhoothipura 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90368&mlon=79.91207#map=17/6.90368/79.91207) Petrol pump IOC Lanka · Gothatuwa New Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92547&mlon=79.91283#map=17/6.92547/79.91283) Hotel Hotel Ocean · Malpura 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92486&mlon=79.91670#map=17/6.92486/79.91670) Mall Shades · Kotikawatta East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93487&mlon=79.91651#map=17/6.93487/79.91651) School Kariyawasan place , Buthgamuwa road · Dodamgahahena 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91981&mlon=79.91343#map=17/6.91981/79.91343) College Colombo Centre for Technical Training · Kotikawatta East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93590&mlon=79.91747#map=17/6.93590/79.91747) Police station Gothatuwa Police Post · Gothatuwa New Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92298&mlon=79.91342#map=17/6.92298/79.91342) 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 Gothatuwa New Town Places mapped inside Gothatuwa New Town in open map data, by type. - Banks4 - Petrol pumps1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Kolonnawa DS Division - Ambathale - Batalandahena - Belagama - Bopetta - Dahampura - Dodamgahahena - Elhena - Gajabapura - Gothatuwa - Halmulla - Himbutana East - Himbutana West - Kajugahawatta - Kelanimulla - Kittampahuwa - Kolonnawa - Kotikawatta East - Kotikawatta West - Kotuvila - Kuda Buthgamuwa - Kuruniyawatta - Madinnagoda - Maha Buthgamuwa A - Maha Buthgamuwa B - Maha Buthgamuwa C - Malgama - Maligagodella - Malpura - Meethotamulla - Megoda Kolonnawa - Mulleriyawa North - Mulleriyawa South - Orugodawatta - Rajasinghagama - Salamulla - Sedawatta - Singhapura - Udumulla North - Udumulla South - Veheragoda - Wadulla - Welewatta - Wellampitiya - Wennawatta - Wijayapura ## Quick answers - Where is Gothatuwa New Town?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gothatuwa New Town?Batalandahena, Dodamgahahena, Kajugahawatta, Kotikawatta East, Kotikawatta West and Malpura - How many villages are in Gothatuwa New Town?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gothatuwa New Town?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gothatuwa New Town?IDH Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gothatuwa New Town?Sampath Bank, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gothatuwa New Town?BOC, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gothatuwa New Town?IOC Lanka, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Gothatuwa New Town?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Gothatuwa New Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Gothatuwa New Town?LK1106190 (OCHA common operational dataset)