# Mount Lavinia GN division, Ratmalana DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/mount-lavinia/ Grama Niladhari division · Ratmalana DS Division # Mount Lavinia Mount Lavinia is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.13 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 127 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 127mapped services - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mount Lavinia? Mount Lavinia lies in [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/), [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: [Jayathilaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/jayathilaka/), [Karagampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/karagampitiya/), [Kawdana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/kawdana-west/), [Watarappala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/watarappala/), [Wathumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/wathumulla/) and [Wedikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/wedikanda/). By area it is the 9681st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.8% of [Ratmalana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/ratmalana/). The centre of Mount Lavinia is about 11 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8392° N, 79.8650° E. Local names: ගල්කිස්ස . 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 Mount Lavinia Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mount Lavinia. - Watumulla 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mount Lavinia Named natural and historic features inside Mount Lavinia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 beach. - Mt Lavinia Beach Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Mount Lavinia 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 Mount Lavinia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Winsetha Ayurveda Hospital · Mount Lavinia 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84033&mlon=79.86660#map=17/6.84033/79.86660) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Mount Lavinia 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84075&mlon=79.86702#map=17/6.84075/79.86702) ATM BOC · Mount Lavinia 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83378&mlon=79.86724#map=17/6.83378/79.86724) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Mount Lavinia 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84019&mlon=79.86711#map=17/6.84019/79.86711) Hotel Beverly Hills Hotel · Mount Lavinia 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83906&mlon=79.86495#map=17/6.83906/79.86495) Mall Arpico · Kawdana West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84676&mlon=79.86627#map=17/6.84676/79.86627) School St. Thomas College · Mount Lavinia 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83744&mlon=79.86559#map=17/6.83744/79.86559) College London Boulevard Business College · Watarappala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84136&mlon=79.86721#map=17/6.84136/79.86721) Police station Police Station · Karagampitiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85009&mlon=79.87180#map=17/6.85009/79.87180) 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 Mount Lavinia Places mapped inside Mount Lavinia in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks5 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels70 - Schools3 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants41 - 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 Ratmalana DS Division - Attidiya North - Attidiya South - Kandawala - Katukurunduwatta - Kawdana West - Piriwena - Rathmalana East - Rathmalana West - Vihara - Watarappala - Wathumulla - Wedikanda ## Quick answers - Where is Mount Lavinia?In Ratmalana DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mount Lavinia?Jayathilaka, Karagampitiya, Kawdana West, Watarappala, Wathumulla and Wedikanda - How many villages are in Mount Lavinia?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mount Lavinia?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Mount Lavinia?Winsetha Ayurveda Hospital, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mount Lavinia?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mount Lavinia?BOC, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mount Lavinia?Ceypetco, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mount Lavinia?2 mapped - How many banks are in Mount Lavinia?5 mapped - How many ATMs are in Mount Lavinia?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mount Lavinia?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mount Lavinia?LK1131005 (OCHA common operational dataset)