# Kottawa Town GN division, Maharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division # Kottawa Town Kottawa Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.32 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 48 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.3km² - 48mapped services - 32 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kottawa Town? Kottawa Town lies in [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/), [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 12 other GN divisions: [Bangalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/bangalawatta/), [Kottawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-north/), [Kottawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-south/), [Kottawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/kottawa-west/), [Mahalwarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mahalwarawa/), [Makumbura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/makumbura-north/), [Makumbura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/makumbura-south/), [Malapalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/malapalla-west/), [Pannipitiya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pannipitiya-north/), [Pannipitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pannipitiya-south/), [Pelenwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/pelenwatta-east/) and [Rathmaldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/rathmaldeniya/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Kottawa Town is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8395° N, 79.9658° E. Local names: කොට්ටාව 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 Kottawa Town Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kottawa Town. - Kottawa 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 Kottawa 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 Kottawa Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kottawa Nursing Home · Kottawa Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83873&mlon=79.96466#map=17/6.83873/79.96466) Bank DFCC Bank · Kottawa Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84127&mlon=79.96562#map=17/6.84127/79.96562) ATM Nations trust bank · Kottawa Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83666&mlon=79.96520#map=17/6.83666/79.96520) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kottawa Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84085&mlon=79.96587#map=17/6.84085/79.96587) Hotel Rochelle Garden · Kottawa Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83539&mlon=79.96546#map=17/6.83539/79.96546) Mall G B C BUILDING · Godigamuwa North 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84308&mlon=79.92580#map=17/6.84308/79.92580) School Kottawa Dharmapala MV · Kottawa Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83802&mlon=79.96563#map=17/6.83802/79.96563) College Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya · Kottawa Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84212&mlon=79.96090#map=17/6.84212/79.96090) Police station Kottawa Police Station · Kottawa Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84146&mlon=79.96329#map=17/6.84146/79.96329) 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 Kottawa Town Places mapped inside Kottawa Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks11 - ATMs3 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels2 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants16 - 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 Maharagama DS Division - Dambahena - Depanama - Gangodavila South B - Godigamuwa North - Godigamuwa South A - Godigamuwa South B - Jambugasmulla - Kalalgoda - Kottawa East - Kottawa North - Kottawa South - Kottawa West - Liyanagoda - Madiwela - Maharagama East - Maharagama Town - Maharagama West - Makumbura North - Makumbura South - Malapalla East - Malapalla West - Mirihana North - Mirihana South - Navinna - Pamunuwa - Pannipitiya North - Pannipitiya South - Pathiragoda - Polwatta - Pragathipura - Rukmale East A - Rukmale East B - Rukmale West - Thalapathpitiya - Thalawathugoda East - Thalawathugoda West - Udahamulla East - Udahamulla West - Wattegedara - Wijerama ## Quick answers - Where is Kottawa Town?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kottawa Town?Bangalawatta, Kottawa North, Kottawa South, Kottawa West, Mahalwarawa, Makumbura North, Makumbura South, Malapalla West, Pannipitiya North, Pannipitiya South, Pelenwatta East and Rathmaldeniya - How many villages are in Kottawa Town?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kottawa Town?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kottawa Town?Kottawa Nursing Home, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kottawa Town?DFCC Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kottawa Town?Nations trust bank, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kottawa Town?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kottawa Town?4 mapped - How many banks are in Kottawa Town?11 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kottawa Town?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kottawa Town?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Kottawa Town?LK1121155 (OCHA common operational dataset)