# Batuwatta West GN division, Ja Ela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/batuwatta-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Batuwatta West Batuwatta West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Batuwatta West? Batuwatta West lies in [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Batuwatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/batuwatta-east/), [Bollatha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/bollatha-south/), [Bulugahagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/bulugahagoda-east/), [Bulugahagoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/gampaha/bulugahagoda-west/), [Narangodapaluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/narangodapaluwa-west/), [Polpitimookalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/polpitimookalana/) and [Walpola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/walpola-east/). By area it is the 9886th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Batuwatta West is about 17 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0586° N, 79.9340° E. Local names: බටුවත්ත බටහිර . 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 Batuwatta West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Batuwatta West. - Mei Gaha Junction 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 Batuwatta West 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 Batuwatta West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Annes Chanelling Center · Ganemulla North 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06677&mlon=79.96112#map=17/7.06677/79.96112) Bank Bank of Ceylon Batuwatta Branch · Narangodapaluwa West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05310&mlon=79.93658#map=17/7.05310/79.93658) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Galahitiyawa North 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07063&mlon=79.96183#map=17/7.07063/79.96183) Hotel Opel Rich Hotel · Galahitiyawa South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06667&mlon=79.95000#map=17/7.06667/79.95000) Mall K-Zone · Kapuwatta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06030&mlon=79.89568#map=17/7.06030/79.89568) School සොබා හසරැල් පෙර පාසල - බටුවත්ත · Batuwatta West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05496&mlon=79.93493#map=17/7.05496/79.93493) College De Mazenod College Board of Prefects · Peralanda 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04035&mlon=79.91399#map=17/7.04035/79.91399) Police station Ragama Police Station · Thewatta 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03512&mlon=79.92435#map=17/7.03512/79.92435) 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 Batuwatta West Places mapped inside Batuwatta West in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Ja Ela DS Division - Alexendrawatta - Bandigoda - Batagama North - Batagama South - Batuwatta East - Dambuwa - Dandugama - Dehiyagatha North - Dehiyagatha South - Dolahena - Ekala - Ekala Kurunduwatta - Gallawatta - Hapugoda Central - Hapugoda East - Hapugoda West - Indiminna - Indivitiya - Ja-Ela - Jayasamarugama - Jayasrigama - Kalaeliya - Kandana East - Kandana West - Kanuwana - Kapuwatta - Ketagewatta - Kudahakapola North - Kudahakapola South - Maeliya - Mahawatta - Nagoda - Narangodapaluwa East - Narangodapaluwa West - Nedurupitiya - Nivandama North - Nivandama South - Peralanda - Podiveekumbura - Polpitimookalana - Ragama - Rampitiya - Rilavulla - Thewatta - Thudella North - Thudella South - Thudella West - Thumpeliya - Uswatta - Vishakawatta - Walpola East - Walpola West - Weligampitiya North - Weligampitiya South - Wewala - Yakkaduwa ## Quick answers - Where is Batuwatta West?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batuwatta West?Batuwatta East, Bollatha South, Bulugahagoda East, Bulugahagoda West, Narangodapaluwa West, Polpitimookalana and Walpola East - How many villages are in Batuwatta West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Batuwatta West?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Batuwatta West?St. Annes Chanelling Center, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batuwatta West?Bank of Ceylon Batuwatta Branch, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batuwatta West?HDFC Bank ATM, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batuwatta West?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batuwatta West?LK1221205 (OCHA common operational dataset)