# Polwatta GN division, Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/polwatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Maharagama DS Division 

# Polwatta

Polwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.80 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 16 mtypical elevation

## Where is Polwatta?

Polwatta 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 4 other GN divisions: [Dambahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/dambahena/), [Depanama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/depanama/), [Pamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/pamunuwa/) and [Thalawathugoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/thalawathugoda-west/). By area it is the 11003rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/). The centre of Polwatta is about 13 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8590° N, 79.9390° E. Local names: පොල්වත්ත .

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 Polwatta

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Polwatta.

- Polwatta

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 Polwatta 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 Polwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ranpatha Weda Madura · Pannipitiya North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84876&mlon=79.94859#map=17/6.84876/79.94859) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Dambahena 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84911&mlon=79.92897#map=17/6.84911/79.92897) 

ATM Peoples Bank · Thalapathpitiya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86763&mlon=79.92642#map=17/6.86763/79.92642) 

Petrol pump Madawala Enterprises · Maharagama Town 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84494&mlon=79.94053#map=17/6.84494/79.94053) 

Hotel Villa 47 · Depanama 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86136&mlon=79.94329#map=17/6.86136/79.94329) 

Mall Capital Mall · Thalawathugoda West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87495&mlon=79.93420#map=17/6.87495/79.93420) 

School Louvre Int. School · Depanama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85686&mlon=79.94607#map=17/6.85686/79.94607) 

College i-GATE College · Thalawathugoda West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86987&mlon=79.93760#map=17/6.86987/79.93760) 

Police station Police Station · Maharagama Town 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84548&mlon=79.92897#map=17/6.84548/79.92897) 

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.

## 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 Town
- 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
- Pragathipura
- Rukmale East A
- Rukmale East B
- Rukmale West
- Thalapathpitiya
- Thalawathugoda East
- Thalawathugoda West
- Udahamulla East
- Udahamulla West
- Wattegedara
- Wijerama

## Quick answers

- Where is Polwatta?In Maharagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polwatta?Dambahena, Depanama, Pamunuwa and Thalawathugoda West
- How many villages are in Polwatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Polwatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polwatta?Ranpatha Weda Madura, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polwatta?Peoples Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polwatta?Peoples Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwatta?Madawala Enterprises, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polwatta?LK1121070 (OCHA common operational dataset)