# Gothatuwa GN division, Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/gothatuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Kolonnawa DS Division # Gothatuwa Gothatuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 1mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gothatuwa? Gothatuwa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Batalandahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/batalandahena/), [Bopetta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/bopetta/), [Elhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/elhena/), [Kajugahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/kajugahawatta/), [Madinnagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/madinnagoda/), [Megoda Kolonnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/megoda-kolonnawa/), [Salamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/salamulla/) and [Welikada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/welikada-east/). By area it is the 11577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/). The centre of Gothatuwa is about 6.3 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9250° N, 79.9048° E. Local names: ගොතටුව . 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 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gothatuwa. - Atgalgoda - Gotatuwa 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 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 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwanetha Eye Hospital · Batalandahena 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92723&mlon=79.91235#map=17/6.92723/79.91235) Bank Sanasa Bank · Bopetta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92944&mlon=79.90379#map=17/6.92944/79.90379) ATM HNB · Singhapura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93349&mlon=79.89440#map=17/6.93349/79.89440) Petrol pump IOC Lanka · Gothatuwa New Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92547&mlon=79.91283#map=17/6.92547/79.91283) Hotel Nature's Edge · Gothatuwa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92392&mlon=79.90945#map=17/6.92392/79.90945) Mall Shades · Kotikawatta East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93487&mlon=79.91651#map=17/6.93487/79.91651) School Gothutuwa Mahavidyalaya Play Ground · Kajugahawatta 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92706&mlon=79.90684#map=17/6.92706/79.90684) College Bright Zone International School · Salamulla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92963&mlon=79.89483#map=17/6.92963/79.89483) Police station Gothatuwa Police Station · Kajugahawatta 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92442&mlon=79.91216#map=17/6.92442/79.91216) 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 Places mapped inside Gothatuwa 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 Kolonnawa DS Division - Ambathale - Batalandahena - Belagama - Bopetta - Dahampura - Dodamgahahena - Elhena - Gajabapura - Gothatuwa New Town - 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?In Kolonnawa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gothatuwa?Batalandahena, Bopetta, Elhena, Kajugahawatta, Madinnagoda, Megoda Kolonnawa, Salamulla and Welikada East - How many villages are in Gothatuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gothatuwa?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gothatuwa?Suwanetha Eye Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gothatuwa?Sanasa Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gothatuwa?HNB, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gothatuwa?IOC Lanka, about 0.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gothatuwa?LK1106200 (OCHA common operational dataset)