# Uswatta GN division, Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/uswatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Moratuwa DS Division # Uswatta Uswatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.19 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.2km² - 3mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uswatta? Uswatta 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 4 other GN divisions: [Moratuwella North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/moratuwella-north/), [Moratuwella South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/moratuwella-south/), [Moratuwella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/moratuwella-west/) and [Uyana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/uyana-south/). By area it is the 13720th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Moratuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/moratuwa/). The centre of Uswatta is about 18 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7739° N, 79.8807° E. Local names: උස්වත්ත . 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 Uswatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Uswatta. The largest with a recorded population: Moratuwa (168,280). - Moratuwa 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 Uswatta 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 Uswatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunawa Aryuweda Hospital · Uyana South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78355&mlon=79.87805#map=17/6.78355/79.87805) Bank HSBC · Idama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77912&mlon=79.88339#map=17/6.77912/79.88339) ATM BOC · Mount Lavinia 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83378&mlon=79.86724#map=17/6.83378/79.86724) Petrol pump IOC · Moratuwella South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77142&mlon=79.88564#map=17/6.77142/79.88564) Hotel Hotel Golden Carriage · Uyana South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77821&mlon=79.87822#map=17/6.77821/79.87822) Mall Havelock City Mall · Lakshapathiya South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79450&mlon=79.88525#map=17/6.79450/79.88525) School St. Sebastian's Girls School · Uswatta 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77312&mlon=79.88182#map=17/6.77312/79.88182) College Wijeya Graphics - Moratuwa, Sri Lanka · Moratuwella North 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77280&mlon=79.88303#map=17/6.77280/79.88303) Police station Moratuwa Police Station · Moratuwella North 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77291&mlon=79.88501#map=17/6.77291/79.88501) 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 Uswatta Places mapped inside Uswatta in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 - Rawathawatta West - Soysapura North - Soysapura South - Thelawala North - Thelawala South - Uyana North - Uyana South - Villorawatta East - Villorawatta West ## Quick answers - Where is Uswatta?In Moratuwa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uswatta?Moratuwella North, Moratuwella South, Moratuwella West and Uyana South - How many villages are in Uswatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Uswatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Uswatta?Lunawa Aryuweda Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uswatta?HSBC, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uswatta?BOC, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uswatta?IOC, about 0.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uswatta?LK1133120 (OCHA common operational dataset)