# Rawathawatta West GN division, Moratuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/rawathawatta-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Moratuwa DS Division # Rawathawatta West Rawathawatta West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.56 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 11mapped services ## Where is Rawathawatta West? Rawathawatta West lies in [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/), [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: [Idama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/idama/), [Lakshapathiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/lakshapathiya-south/), [Rawathawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/rawathawatta-east/), [Rawathawatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/rawathawatta-south/), [Uyana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/uyana-north/) and [Uyana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/uyana-south/). By area it is the 12149th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/). The centre of Rawathawatta West is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7891° N, 79.8823° E. Local names: රාවතාවත්ත බටහිර . 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 Rawathawatta West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rawathawatta West. - Rawathawatta 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 Rawathawatta West 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 Rawathawatta West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ගෙත්මිණ වෙද මැදුර · Rawathawatta West 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79336&mlon=79.88614#map=17/6.79336/79.88614) Bank Sampath Bank · Idama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78446&mlon=79.88466#map=17/6.78446/79.88466) ATM BOC · Mount Lavinia 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83378&mlon=79.86724#map=17/6.83378/79.86724) Petrol pump IOC · Moratuwella South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77142&mlon=79.88564#map=17/6.77142/79.88564) Hotel Akira Beach Hotel · Uyana South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78085&mlon=79.87719#map=17/6.78085/79.87719) Mall Havelock City Mall · Lakshapathiya South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79450&mlon=79.88525#map=17/6.79450/79.88525) School Shorts Arc · Rawathawatta West 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78841&mlon=79.88264#map=17/6.78841/79.88264) College IETI Industrial Engineering Training Institute - Katubedda, Moratuwa · Rawathawatta East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78848&mlon=79.88546#map=17/6.78848/79.88546) Police station Police Station, Angulana · Lakshapathiya Central 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79672&mlon=79.87530#map=17/6.79672/79.87530) 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 Rawathawatta West Places mapped inside Rawathawatta West in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants1 - Dental clinics1 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 Moratuwa DS Division - Angulana North - Angulana South - Borupana - Dahampura - Egoda Uyana Central - Egoda Uyana North - Egoda Uyana South - Idama - Indibedda East - Indibedda West - Kadalana - Kaldemulla - Katubedda - Katukurunda North - Katukurunda South - Koralawella East - Koralawella North - Koralawella South - Koralawella West - Kuduwamulla - Lakshapathiya Central - Lakshapathiya North - Lakshapathiya South - Molpe - Moratumulla East - Moratumulla North - Moratumulla West - Moratuwella North - Moratuwella South - Moratuwella West - Rawathawatta East - Rawathawatta South - Soysapura North - Soysapura South - Thelawala North - Thelawala South - Uswatta - Uyana North - Uyana South - Villorawatta East - Villorawatta West ## Quick answers - Where is Rawathawatta West?In Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rawathawatta West?Idama, Lakshapathiya South, Rawathawatta East, Rawathawatta South, Uyana North and Uyana South - How many villages are in Rawathawatta West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rawathawatta West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Rawathawatta West?ගෙත්මිණ වෙද මැදුර, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rawathawatta West?Sampath Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rawathawatta West?BOC, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rawathawatta West?IOC, about 2.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rawathawatta West?1 mapped - How many banks are in Rawathawatta West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rawathawatta West?LK1133110 (OCHA common operational dataset)