# Gallawatta GN division, Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/gallawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Ja Ela DS Division # Gallawatta Gallawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **1.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.8km² - 19 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gallawatta? Gallawatta 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ekala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ekala/), [Ekala Kurunduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/ekala-kurunduwatta/), [Kudahakapola North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kudahakapola-north/), [Kudahakapola South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/kudahakapola-south/), [Mahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/mahawatta/), [Udammita North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/udammita-north/), [Udammita South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/udammita-south/) and [Vishakawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/vishakawatta/). By area it is the 7378th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Ja Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/ja-ela/). The centre of Gallawatta is about 20 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1065° N, 79.8999° E. Local names: ගල්ලවත්ත . 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 Gallawatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gallawatta. - Akkarudahaya - Ekala Kurunduwatta 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 Gallawatta Named natural and historic features inside Gallawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ekala Mahawatta 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 Gallawatta 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 Gallawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Radiant Eye Hospital · Dandugama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10103&mlon=79.88435#map=17/7.10103/79.88435) Bank Commercial Bank · Ekala Kurunduwatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10085&mlon=79.90989#map=17/7.10085/79.90989) ATM HDFC Bank ATM · Weligampitiya North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07502&mlon=79.89169#map=17/7.07502/79.89169) Petrol pump Dandugama Filling station · Dehiyagatha North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09949&mlon=79.88539#map=17/7.09949/79.88539) Hotel Araliya Hotel · Ekala 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10801&mlon=79.91223#map=17/7.10801/79.91223) Mall Reality Plaza · Weligampitiya South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07532&mlon=79.89214#map=17/7.07532/79.89214) School St.Pilip Neri School · Udammita South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10958&mlon=79.89207#map=17/7.10958/79.89207) College Higher Educational Centre · Kanuwana 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08453&mlon=79.89799#map=17/7.08453/79.89799) Police station Ja-Ela Police Station · Thudella West 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08103&mlon=79.89066#map=17/7.08103/79.89066) 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 Ja Ela DS Division - Alexendrawatta - Bandigoda - Batagama North - Batagama South - Batuwatta East - Batuwatta West - Dambuwa - Dandugama - Dehiyagatha North - Dehiyagatha South - Dolahena - Ekala - Ekala Kurunduwatta - 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 Gallawatta?In Ja Ela DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gallawatta?Ekala, Ekala Kurunduwatta, Kudahakapola North, Kudahakapola South, Mahawatta, Udammita North, Udammita South and Vishakawatta - How many villages are in Gallawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gallawatta?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Gallawatta?Radiant Eye Hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gallawatta?Commercial Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gallawatta?HDFC Bank ATM, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gallawatta?Dandugama Filling station, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gallawatta?LK1221025 (OCHA common operational dataset)