# Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division, Colombo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/ Divisional Secretariat division · Colombo District # Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **16.3 km²**. It is divided into 20 GN divisions. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 472 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16.3km² - 20GN divisions - 472mapped services ## Where is Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division? Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division lies in [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 5 other DS divisions: [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/), [Kaduwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kaduwela/), [Kolonnawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kolonnawa/), [Maharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/maharagama/) and [Thimbirigasyaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/thimbirigasyaya/). By area it is the 330th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/). The centre of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division is about 7.6 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8905° N, 79.9008° E. Local names: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර ක · ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ethulkotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/ethulkotte/) 0.8 0 29 [Ethulkotte West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/ethulkotte-west/) 0.6 2 28 [Gangodavila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/gangodavila-east/) 0.6 2 19 [Gangodavila North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/gangodavila-north/) 0.6 3 23 [Gangodavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/gangodavila-south/) 1.0 2 20 [Koswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/koswatta/) 1.0 1 25 [Nawala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nawala-east/) 1.1 0 16 [Nawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nawala-west/) 1.4 1 32 [Nugegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nugegoda/) 0.5 2 41 [Nugegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/nugegoda-west/) 0.9 1 29 [Obeysekarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/obeysekarapura/) 0.5 1 8 [Pagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pagoda/) 0.8 1 22 [Pagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pagoda-east/) 0.7 0 22 [Pitakotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pitakotte/) 0.6 1 15 [Pitakotte East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pitakotte-east/) 1.3 2 2 [Pitakotte West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/pitakotte-west/) 0.9 2 38 [Rajagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/rajagiriya/) 0.7 1 48 [Welikada East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/welikada-east/) 1.3 1 35 [Welikada North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/welikada-north/) 0.4 0 10 [Welikada West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/sri-jayawardanapura-kotte/welikada-west/) 0.7 1 10 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Pita Kotte (118,179) and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (115,826). Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 27 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Beddagana - Delkanda - Edirigoda - Embuldeniya - Ethul Kotte - Ethulkotte West - Gamsabha Junction - Gangodawila - Jambugasmulla - Jubilee Post - Mirihana - Nawala - Nawala Koswatte - Nugegoda - Pagoda - Pita Kotte - Pitakotte East - Pitakotte West - Rajagiriya - Rajagiriya Garden - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte - Udahamulla - Welikada - Yakbedda 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 Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Diyawanna Lake - Kolonnawa Ela - Mahawatte Ela 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 Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division Places mapped inside Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals12 - Banks64 - ATMs6 - Petrol pumps9 - Hotels42 - Shopping malls12 - Schools66 - Colleges and universities46 - Cinemas2 - Pharmacies18 - Restaurants190 - Police stations4 - 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?In Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?Dehiwala DS Division, Kaduwela DS Division, Kolonnawa DS Division, Maharagama DS Division and Thimbirigasyaya DS Division - How many villages are in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?Settlements lie between 4 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?January to March and July to August - How many hospitals are in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?12 mapped - How many banks are in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?64 mapped - How many ATMs are in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?6 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?9 mapped - What is the P-code of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte DS Division?LK1124 (OCHA common operational dataset)