# Polwatta GN division, Divulapitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/polwatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Divulapitiya DS Division # Polwatta Polwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **3.15 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.1km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Polwatta? Polwatta lies in [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Alugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/alugolla/), [Badabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/badabedda/), [Elibichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/elibichchiya/), [Kohombapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/kohombapola/), [Kotadeniyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/kotadeniyawa/), [Mellawagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/mellawagedara/), [Mellawalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/mellawalana/), [Polhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/polhena/) and [Waradala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/waradala/). By area it is the 4715th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/). The centre of Polwatta is about 45 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3036° N, 80.0255° E. Local names: පොල්වත්ත . 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 Polwatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Polwatta. - Maningamuwa 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 Polwatta Named natural and historic features inside Polwatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Pahurumankada 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 Polwatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Polwatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vision Animal Hospital · Pahala Galayaya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33265&mlon=80.01214#map=17/7.33265/80.01214) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badabedda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32757&mlon=80.02231#map=17/7.32757/80.02231) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Badabedda 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32870&mlon=80.02226#map=17/7.32870/80.02226) Hotel Scenario Grand · Pannala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32750&mlon=80.02690#map=17/7.32750/80.02690) Mall Cargills Food City · Pannala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32903&mlon=80.02464#map=17/7.32903/80.02464) School Pannala National School ground · Badabedda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32579&mlon=80.02566#map=17/7.32579/80.02566) College Lingocom Higher Education Academy · Pannala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32940&mlon=80.02100#map=17/7.32940/80.02100) Police station Police Station Pannala · Badabedda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32769&mlon=80.02139#map=17/7.32769/80.02139) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Divulapitiya DS Division - Agalegedara - Akaragama East - Akaragama North - Akaragama West - Akarangaha - Alugolla - Aluthepola East - Aluthepola West - Ambalayaya - Andimulla - Assennawatta East - Assennawatta West - Badalgama - Balagalla East - Balagalla West - Balawala - Barawavila - Batepola - Bolagala - Bomugammana North - Bomugammana South - Dagonna East - Dagonna North - Dagonna South - Delpakadawara - Delwagura - Diklanda - Dimbuldeniya - Divulapitiya - Diyagampala - Doonagaha - Doonagaha South - Erabadda - Godigamuwa East - Godigamuwa West - Gurullagama - Halgahawelawatta - Haloluwa - Halpe 1 - Halpe 2 - Hangawatta - Hapugahagama - Hapuwalana - Hapuwalana North - Hapuwalana South - Heeralugedara - Henpitagedara - Hettimulla - Horagasmulla - Hunumulla - Ihala Madampella East - Ihala Madampella North - Ihala Madampella West - Ihala Madithiyawala - Ihalagama - Induragara North - Induragara South - Kadawala - Kadawala North - Kadawala South - Kaluaggala - Kaluaggala Pahalagama - Kalumada - Kaluwarippuwa East - Dakuna - Kaluwarippuwa East - Uthura - Katukenda - Katuwellegama North - Katuwellegama South - Kehelella North - Kehelella South - Kehelella West - Kelegedara - Kelepitimulla - Kithulwala Ihala - Kithulwala North - Kithulwala Pahala - Kongodamulla East - Kongodamulla North - Kongodamulla South - Kongodamulla West - Koradaminna - Kotadeniyawa - Kudagammana - Kuleegedara - Lihiniyagammana - Mellawagedara - Miriswatta - Moragalkanda - Nariyamulla - Nawana East - Nawana West - Otharawadiya - Pahala Madampella - Pahala Madithiyawala - Palliyapitiya East - Palliyapitiya West - Palugahawela - Paragoda North - Paragoda South - Parana Halpe East - Parana Halpe West - Parana Handiya - Pethigoda - Pinnakele - Pinnakele South - Pinnalanda - Polhena - Rassapana - Sayakkaramulla - Siringapathawatta - Thammita - Thotillagahawatta - Ullalapola East - Ullalapola West - Urapana - Walpita - Waradala - Wattemulla - Wekada - Welagana - Weragodamulla - Wewagedara ## Quick answers - Where is Polwatta?In Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polwatta?Alugolla, Badabedda, Elibichchiya, Kohombapola, Kotadeniyawa, Mellawagedara, Mellawalana, Polhena and Waradala - How many villages are in Polwatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Polwatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Polwatta?Vision Animal Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polwatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polwatta?Kandawala, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwatta?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polwatta?LK1209065 (OCHA common operational dataset)