# Avissawella GN division, Seethawaka DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/avissawella/

Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division 

# Avissawella

Avissawella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.76 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.8km²
- 20mapped services
- 67 mtypical elevation

## Where is Avissawella?

Avissawella lies in [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [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: [Kiriwandala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kiriwandala-south/), [Kotahera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kotahera/), [Seethagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/seethagama/), [Seethawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/seethawaka/), [Ukwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ukwatta/) and [Weralupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/weralupitiya/). By area it is the 11178th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Avissawella is about 40 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9541° N, 80.2103° E. Local names: අවිස්සාවේල්ල .

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 Avissawella

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

- Avissawella

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 Avissawella

Named natural and historic features inside Avissawella, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 rubber estate.

- Awissawella

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 Avissawella 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 Avissawella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Venus Hospital · Avissawella 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95406&mlon=80.20980#map=17/6.95406/80.20980) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Avissawella 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95216&mlon=80.21338#map=17/6.95216/80.21338) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawathura 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10666&mlon=80.33501#map=17/7.10666/80.33501) 

Petrol pump Ceypecto · Avissawella 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95326&mlon=80.21193#map=17/6.95326/80.21193) 

Hotel Avissawella Rest House · Avissawella 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95399&mlon=80.21019#map=17/6.95399/80.21019) 

Mall Seetha Shoe Palace... · Avissawella 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95219&mlon=80.21282#map=17/6.95219/80.21282) 

School Princeway College · Seethagama 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95445&mlon=80.20914#map=17/6.95445/80.20914) 

College University College Batangala · Avissawella 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95288&mlon=80.21273#map=17/6.95288/80.21273) 

Police station Avissawella Police Station · Seethawaka 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94741&mlon=80.21529#map=17/6.94741/80.21529) 

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 Avissawella

Places mapped inside Avissawella in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals5
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels3
- Shopping malls1
- Colleges and universities1
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants2

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 Seethawaka DS Division

- Agra Pedesa
- Akaravita
- Aluth Ambalama
- Aradhana Kanda
- Bollathawa
- Brandigampala
- Diddeniya North
- Diddeniya South
- Digana
- Egodagama
- Elamalawala
- Eswatta North
- Eswatta South
- Gira Imbula
- Hanwella Town
- Hingurala
- Ihala Hanwella North
- Ihala Hanwella South
- Ihala Kosgama North
- Ihala Kosgama South
- Ilukovita
- Jayaweeragoda
- Kadugoda North
- Kadugoda South
- Kahahena
- Kahatapitiya
- Kalu Aggala
- Kanampella East
- Kanampella West
- Kiriwandala North
- Kiriwandala South
- Koodaluvila
- Koswatta
- Kotahera
- Kudagama
- Kudakanda
- Lahirugama
- Mambula
- Manakada
- Mawalgama
- Mawathagama East
- Mawathagama West
- Miriswatta
- Muruthagama
- Neluwattuduwa
- Niripola
- Pagngnagula
- Pahala Hanwella
- Pahala Kosgama East
- Pahala Kosgama West
- Pahathgama
- Pelpola
- Puwakpitiya
- Puwakpitiya South
- Salawa
- Seethagama
- Seethawaka
- Suduwella
- Thawalgoda
- Thunnana East
- Thunnana West
- Ukwatta
- Walawwatta
- Welikanna
- Weragolla North
- Weragolla South
- Weralupitiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Avissawella?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Avissawella?Kiriwandala South, Kotahera, Seethagama, Seethawaka, Ukwatta and Weralupitiya
- How many villages are in Avissawella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Avissawella?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Avissawella?Venus Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Avissawella?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Avissawella?People's Bank ATM, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Avissawella?Ceypecto, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Avissawella?5 mapped
- How many banks are in Avissawella?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Avissawella?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Avissawella?LK1115050 (OCHA common operational dataset)
